Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Wilson's Snipe

Aotus lemurinus compared with Gallinago delicata

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Wilson's Snipe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Wilson's Snipe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Aotidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Aotus	Gallinago
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Gallinago delicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Wilson's Snipe share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Wilson's Snipe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Wilson's Snipe
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.

Wilson's Snipe

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 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