Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Timofeev's Iris

Aotus lemurinus compared with Iris timofejewii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Timofeev's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Timofeev's Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aotidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aotus	Iris
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Iris timofejewii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Timofeev's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Timofeev's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Timofeev's Iris
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.

Timofeev's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.