Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Aotus lemurinus compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Aotidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Aotus	Rhizopogon
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Yellow Beard Truffle
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.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.