Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Thicket Bean

Aotus lemurinus compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aotus	Phaseolus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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