Peruvian night monkey vs marouc

Aotus miconax compared with Mimusops elengi

Key Differences

• Peruvian night monkey is Endangered while marouc is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian night monkey	marouc
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aotidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Aotus	Mimusops
Species	Aotus miconax	Mimusops elengi

Conservation Status

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

marouc

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian night monkey	marouc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marouc

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).