Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Warty Beard Lichen

Aotus lemurinus compared with Usnea ceratina

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Warty Beard Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Warty Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Aotidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Aotus	Usnea
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Usnea ceratina

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Warty Beard Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Warty Beard Lichen
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.

Warty Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia