Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Southern Bent-wing

Aotus lemurinus compared with Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Southern Bent-wing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Southern Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Aotus	Leucoptera
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Southern Bent-wing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Southern Bent-wing
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.

Southern Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.