Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Waigeou Cuscus

Aotus lemurinus compared with Spilocuscus papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Waigeou Cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Aotidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Aotus	Spilocuscus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Spilocuscus papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Waigeou Cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Waigeou Cuscus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Waigeou Cuscus
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.

Waigeou Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.