Cuatro Ojos vs Cercopiteco Mona

Aotus nigriceps compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Cuatro Ojos is Least Concern while Cercopiteco Mona is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuatro Ojos	Cercopiteco Mona
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Cercopithecus
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuatro Ojos and Cercopiteco Mona share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Cuatro Ojos

LC — Least Concern

Cercopiteco Mona

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuatro Ojos	Cercopiteco Mona
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuatro Ojos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cercopiteco Mona

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cuatro Ojos

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) 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.