Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Small Persimmon

Aotus lemurinus compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aotidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Aotus	Diospyros
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Small Persimmon
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.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.