Buddha's hand vs Mico De Noche Andino

Alocasia cucullata compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Mico De Noche Andino is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Mico De Noche Andino
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Araceae	Aotidae
Genus	Alocasia	Aotus
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Mico De Noche Andino

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Mico De Noche Andino
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Mico De Noche Andino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador