Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Napo Spiny-rat

Aotus lemurinus compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Primates (приматы)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Aotidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Aotus	Proechimys
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Napo Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Napo Spiny-rat
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.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela