Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs silky cuscus

Aotus lemurinus compared with Phalanger sericeus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while silky cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	silky cuscus
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)	Diprotodontia (カンガルー目)
Family	Aotidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Aotus	Phalanger
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	silky cuscus
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.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.