Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Zone-tailed Hawk

Aotus lemurinus compared with Buteo albonotatus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Zone-tailed Hawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Zone-tailed Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Aotidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aotus	Buteo
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Buteo albonotatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Zone-tailed Hawk share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Zone-tailed Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Zone-tailed Hawk
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.

Zone-tailed Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela