Peruvian night monkey vs Western Gorse

Aotus miconax compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Peruvian night monkey is Endangered while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian night monkey	Western Gorse
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	Ulex
Species	Aotus miconax	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian night monkey	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).