Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Violet Smut

Aotus lemurinus compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Aotidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Aotus	Urocystis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Violet Smut
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.