Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Tear Dropper

Aotus lemurinus compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Aotus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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