Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Sparaxis

Aotus lemurinus compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Sparaxis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aotidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Aotus	Sparaxis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sparaxis
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.

Sparaxis

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, and United States.