Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Thwaites's Nut Truffle

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hymenogaster thwaitesii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Thwaites's Nut Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Thwaites's Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Aotus	Hymenogaster
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hymenogaster thwaitesii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Thwaites's Nut Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Thwaites's Nut Truffle
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.

Thwaites's Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.