Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Aotus lemurinus compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Primates (Primat)	Primates (Primat)
Family	Aotidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Aotus	Lepilemur
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primat)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.