Cuatro Ojos vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Aotus azarae compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Cuatro Ojos is Least Concern while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuatro Ojos	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Aotidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Aotus	Marmosa
Species	Aotus azarae	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuatro Ojos and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cuatro Ojos

LC — Least Concern

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuatro Ojos	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuatro Ojos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Cuatro Ojos

The Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.