Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Veined Shield

Aotus lemurinus compared with Pluteus thomsonii

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Veined Shield is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Veined Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Aotus	Pluteus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Pluteus thomsonii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Veined Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Veined Shield
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.