Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Caluromys derbianus compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Didelphidae	Aotidae
Genus	Caluromys	Aotus
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Derby s Woolly Opossum and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador