Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Short-leaf Spiderhead

Aotus lemurinus compared with Serruria roxburghii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Short-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Short-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Aotidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Aotus	Serruria
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Serruria roxburghii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Short-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Short-leaf Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Short-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.