Elastic Saddle vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Helvella elastica compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Elastic Saddle is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Helvellaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Helvella	Aotus
Species	Helvella elastica	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.