Peruvian night monkey vs willow-weed

Aotus miconax compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Peruvian night monkey is Endangered while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian night monkey	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aotidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aotus	Persicaria
Species	Aotus miconax	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian night monkey	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.