Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Primates (नरवानर गण)	Primates (नरवानर गण)
Family	Aotidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Aotus	Lepilemur
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (नरवानर गण)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.