Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs White-Tailed Kite

Aotus lemurinus compared with Elanus leucurus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while White-Tailed Kite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	White-Tailed Kite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Aotidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aotus	Elanus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Elanus leucurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

White-Tailed Kite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	White-Tailed Kite
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-Tailed Kite

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-Tailed Kite

White-Tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela