Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Virginia Cutgrass

Aotus lemurinus compared with Leersia virginica

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Virginia Cutgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Virginia Cutgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aotus	Leersia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Leersia virginica

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Virginia Cutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Virginia Cutgrass
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.