Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Willowleaf Sunflower

Aotus lemurinus compared with Helianthus salicifolius

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Willowleaf Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Willowleaf Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aotus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Helianthus salicifolius

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Willowleaf Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Willowleaf Sunflower
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.