Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Aotus lemurinus compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aotidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Aotus	Colchicum
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.