Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Swamp Spreadwing

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lestes vigilax

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Swamp Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Swamp Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aotidae	Lestidae
Genus	Aotus	Lestes
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Lestes vigilax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Swamp Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Swamp Spreadwing
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.

Swamp Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.