Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs White-tipped Swift

Aotus lemurinus compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while White-tipped Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Apodidae
Genus	Aotus	Aeronautes
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Aeronautes montivagus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	White-tipped Swift
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-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) 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