Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Spiked bur grass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Tragus berteronianus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Spiked bur grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Spiked bur grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aotus	Tragus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Tragus berteronianus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Spiked bur grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Spiked bur grass
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.

Spiked bur grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador