Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs White-faced Saki

Aotus lemurinus compared with Pithecia pithecia

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while White-faced Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	White-faced Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Aotus	Pithecia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Pithecia pithecia

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and White-faced Saki share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

White-faced Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	White-faced Saki
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 Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela