Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs tufted capuchin

Aotus lemurinus compared with Sapajus apella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	tufted capuchin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cebidae
Genus	Aotus	Sapajus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Sapajus apella

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and tufted capuchin share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

tufted capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	tufted capuchin
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.

tufted capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Saint Lucia, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela