Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs spotted fritillary

Aotus lemurinus compared with Melitaea didyma

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while spotted fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aotus	Melitaea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	spotted fritillary
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.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).