Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs

Aotus lemurinus compared with Trechispora microspora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Aotidae	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Aotus	Trechispora
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.