Lyles flying fox vs northern night monkey

Pteropus lylei compared with Aotus trivirgatus

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while northern night monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	northern night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aotidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aotus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Aotus trivirgatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lyles flying fox and northern night monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	northern night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.