Margay vs northern night monkey

Leopardus wiedii compared with Aotus trivirgatus

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while northern night monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	northern night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Aotidae
Genus	Leopardus	Aotus
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Aotus trivirgatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	northern night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

northern night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela