Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Variable Pitohui

Aotus lemurinus compared with Pitohui kirhocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aotidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Aotus	Pitohui
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Pitohui kirhocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Variable Pitohui
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 Pitohui

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.