Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Spiny Baskettail

Aotus lemurinus compared with Epitheca spinigera

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Spiny Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Spiny Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aotidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Aotus	Epitheca
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Epitheca spinigera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Spiny Baskettail
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.

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.