Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Short-tailed Emerald

Aotus lemurinus compared with Chlorostilbon poortmani

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Short-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Short-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Aotus	Chlorostilbon
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Chlorostilbon poortmani

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Short-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Short-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Short-tailed Emerald
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-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela