Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Aotus lemurinus compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Aotidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Aotus	Melanotaenium
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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.