Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Slippery Jack

Aotus lemurinus compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Aotidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Aotus	Suillus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).