northern night monkey vs Potto

Aotus trivirgatus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	northern night monkey	Potto
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	Lorisidae
Genus	Aotus	Perodicticus
Species	Aotus trivirgatus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

northern night monkey and Potto share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	northern night monkey	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.