Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sweetflag 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 forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Sweetflag 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.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.