Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Spangle Waxcap

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Spangle Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Spangle Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Aotus	Hygrocybe
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Spangle Waxcap
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.

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.