Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Small Whiteface

Aotus lemurinus compared with Leucorrhinia dubia

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Small Whiteface is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Small Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aotidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Aotus	Leucorrhinia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Leucorrhinia dubia

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Small Whiteface share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Small Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Small Whiteface
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 Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Small Whiteface

Small Whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.