Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Macaque Maure

Aotus lemurinus compared with Macaca maura

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Macaque Maure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Macaque Maure
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Macaca
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Macaca maura

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Macaque Maure share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Macaque Maure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Macaque Maure
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Macaque Maure

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.