Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Waved Silk-moss

Aotus lemurinus compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Waved Silk-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Aotidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Aotus	Plagiothecium
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Waved Silk-moss
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.