Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Water Fig

Aotus lemurinus compared with Ficus verruculosa

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Water Fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aotidae	Moraceae
Genus	Aotus	Ficus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Water Fig
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.

Water Fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.