Peruvian night monkey vs scimitar-bean

Aotus miconax compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Peruvian night monkey is Endangered while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian night monkey	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aotus	Canavalia
Species	Aotus miconax	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian night monkey	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).