Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Straw-colored Sylph

Aotus lemurinus compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aotidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Aotus	Macrothemis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Straw-colored Sylph
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.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia