Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Aotus lemurinus compared with Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Steyermark Pleurothyrium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Aotidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Aotus	Pleurothyrium
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
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.

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela