Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Tutsan Rust

Aotus lemurinus compared with Melampsora hypericorum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Tutsan Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Tutsan Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aotidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Aotus	Melampsora
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Melampsora hypericorum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Tutsan Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Tutsan Rust
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.

Tutsan Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).