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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.
A. griseimembra (Gray-handed night monkey) 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)
Brumback's night monkey (Aotus brumbacki) is a species of night monkey found in Colombia. [1] It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of gray-bellied night monkey , Aotus lemurinus . [ 3 ] but it has recently been argued that it should be considered a separate species.
Pages in category "Night monkeys" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Gray-bellied night monkey; Gray-handed night monkey; H.
Gray-bellied night monkey: Aotus lemurinus: Tropical Andes: Vulnerable [2] Gray-handed night monkey: Aotus griseimembra: Northern Colombia east of Sinú River: