Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Japanese Water Shrew

Aotus lemurinus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Primates (サル目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Aotidae	Soricidae
Genus	Aotus	Chimarrogale
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.