faux-nénuphar vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Nymphoides peltata compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• faux-nénuphar is Endangered while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	faux-nénuphar	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Nymphoides	Aotus
Species	Nymphoides peltata	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

faux-nénuphar

EN — Endangered

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	faux-nénuphar	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

faux-nénuphar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

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.