Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Aotus lemurinus compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Primates (приматы)	Scandentia (тупайи)
Family	Aotidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Aotus	Dendrogale
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.