Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Silver Cadjeput

Aotus lemurinus compared with Melaleuca argentea

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Silver Cadjeput is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Silver Cadjeput
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Aotidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Aotus	Melaleuca
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Melaleuca argentea

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Silver Cadjeput

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Silver Cadjeput
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.