Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Sphagnum Sprite

Aotus lemurinus compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Sphagnum Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sphagnum Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aotidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Aotus	Nehalennia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Nehalennia gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sphagnum Sprite
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.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.