Peruvian night monkey vs red-shanked douc

Aotus miconax compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

• Peruvian night monkey is Endangered while red-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian night monkey	red-shanked douc
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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Pygathrix
Species	Aotus miconax	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Peruvian night monkey and red-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian night monkey	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.