Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Variable Chafer

Aotus lemurinus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Aotidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Aotus	Gnorimus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.