northern night monkey vs Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Aotus trivirgatus compared with Lagothrix flavicauda

Key Differences

• northern night monkey is Least Concern while Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	northern night monkey	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Atelidae
Genus	Aotus	Lagothrix
Species	Aotus trivirgatus	Lagothrix flavicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

northern night monkey and Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	northern night monkey	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

northern night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.