Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Olinguito

Aotus lemurinus compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Olinguito
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Primates (영장목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Aotidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Aotus	Bassaricyon
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Bassaricyon neblina

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Olinguito share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Olinguito
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.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador