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The gray-bellied night monkey (Aotus lemurinus), also called the grey-legged douroucouli [3] or lemurine owl monkey, is a small New World monkey of the family Aotidae.Native to tropical and subtropical forests of South America, [4] the gray-bellied night monkey faces a significant threat from hunting, harvesting for use in pharmaceutical research and habitat destruction.
Night monkeys, also known as owl monkeys or douroucoulis [2] (/ d uː r uː ˈ k uː l i z /), are nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only member of the family Aotidae (/ eɪ ˈ ɒ t ɪ d iː /). The genus comprises eleven species which are found across Panama and much of South America in primary and secondary forests, tropical ...
Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) Platyrrhini is a parvorder of primates. Members of this parvorder are called platyrrhines, or New World monkeys, and include marmosets, tamarins, and capuchin, squirrel, night, titi, saki, howler, spider, and woolly monkeys. Platyrrhini is one of three clades that form the suborder Haplorrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates. They are ...
The gray-handed night monkey is a relatively small monkey, with males weighing approximately 1,009 grams (35.6 oz) and females weighing about 923 grams (32.6 oz). [4] It has short, tight fur. The fur on the back ranges from grayish brown to reddish brown. The belly is yellowish.
Family: Aotidae (night monkeys) Genus: Aotus. Azara's night monkey, Aotus azarae LC; Brumback's night monkey, Aotus brumbacki VU; Gray-handed night monkey, Aotus griseimembra VU; Hernández-Camacho's night monkey, Aotus jorgehernandezi DD; Gray-bellied night monkey, Aotus lemurinus VU; Peruvian night monkey, Aotus miconax VU; Nancy Ma's night ...
A. jorgehernandezi (Hernández-Camacho's night monkey) A. lemurinus (Gray-bellied night monkey) A. miconax (Peruvian night monkey) A. nancymaae (Nancy Ma's night monkey) A. nigriceps (Black-headed night monkey) A. trivirgatus (Three-striped night monkey) A. vociferans (Spix's night monkey) A. zonalis (Panamanian night monkey, pictured)
Atelid monkeys are typically polygamous, and live in social groups with anything up to twenty five adults, depending on species. Where groups are relatively small, as is common amongst the howler monkeys, a single male monopolises a 'harem' of females, but larger groups will contain several males, with a clear hierarchy of dominance.
Gray-bellied night monkey (Aotus lemurinus): listed as vulnerable; referred to as Marteja in Colombia. Colombian spider monkey ( Ateles fusciceps rufiventris ): listed as vulnerable; [ 12 ] referred to as Marimonda in Colombia.