Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lasius umbratus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Yellow Shadow Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aotidae	Formicidae
Genus	Aotus	Lasius
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Yellow Shadow Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Yellow Shadow Ant
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 Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.