Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Shoebutton

Aotus lemurinus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Primates (อันดับวานร)	Ericales (อันดับกุหลาบป่า)
Family	Aotidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Aotus	Ardisia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).