Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs square-spot rustic

Aotus lemurinus compared with Xestia xanthographa

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while square-spot rustic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	square-spot rustic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aotidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Aotus	Xestia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Xestia xanthographa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

square-spot rustic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	square-spot rustic
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.

square-spot rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.