Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs White-faced Plover

Aotus lemurinus compared with Charadrius dealbatus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while White-faced Plover is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	White-faced Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Charadriidae
Genus	Aotus	Charadrius
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Charadrius dealbatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and White-faced Plover share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

White-faced Plover

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	White-faced Plover
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.

White-faced Plover

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Taiwan.