Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Spanish Iris

Aotus lemurinus compared with Iris xiphium

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Spanish Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aotidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aotus	Iris
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Spanish Iris
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.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).