Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Peruvian night monkey

Aotus lemurinus compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (primatas)	Primates (primatas)
Family same	Aotidae	Aotidae
Genus same	Aotus	Aotus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Peruvian night monkey share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aotus.

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.