flax dodder vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aotus
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.