Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Toco Toucan

Aotus lemurinus compared with Toucanus toco

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Toco Toucan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Toco Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Aotus	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Toucanus toco

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Toco Toucan share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Toco Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Toco Toucan
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	60 cm
Average Weight	—	700 g

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.

Toco Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Toco Toucan

The toco toucan is the largest and best-known species in the toucan family, famous for its oversized colorful bill.