Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Simons' cotoneaster

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cotoneaster simonsii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Simons' cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Simons' cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aotidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aotus	Cotoneaster
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cotoneaster simonsii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Simons' cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Simons' cotoneaster
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.

Simons' cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).