Peruvian night monkey vs umkokolo

Aotus miconax compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Peruvian night monkey is Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian night monkey	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aotidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Aotus	Dovyalis
Species	Aotus miconax	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian night monkey	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).