Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Aotus lemurinus compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aotus	Centaurea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Thin-leaved Centaury
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.