Black-headed Night Monkey vs Opossum de Derby

Aotus nigriceps compared with Caluromys derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Opossum de Derby
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Aotidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Aotus	Caluromys
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Caluromys derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Opossum de Derby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Opossum de Derby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Opossum de Derby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Opossum de Derby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Black-headed Night Monkey

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.