Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Sisal hemp

Aotus lemurinus compared with Agave sisalana

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Sisal hemp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sisal hemp
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aotidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aotus	Agave
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Agave sisalana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Sisal hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sisal hemp
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.

Sisal hemp

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (China, Timor-Leste), Europe (Italy, Malta, Spain), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil).