Peruvian night monkey vs Water primrose

Aotus miconax compared with Ludwigia peploides

Key Differences

• Peruvian night monkey is Endangered while Water primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian night monkey	Water primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Aotidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Aotus	Ludwigia
Species	Aotus miconax	Ludwigia peploides

Conservation Status

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Water primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian night monkey	Water primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Turkey), Europe (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).