Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs white-footed dunnart

Aotus lemurinus compared with Sminthopsis leucopus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while white-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	white-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Aotidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Aotus	Sminthopsis
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Sminthopsis leucopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and white-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

white-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	white-footed dunnart
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-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.