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Andean Night Monkey (Aotus miconax)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The Andean night monkey, also known as the Peruvian night monkey, is endemic to the South American country of Peru, in the Andes mountains. They are found between elevations of 2,600 to 10,200 feet (800 to 3,100 meters) in the humid cloud forests...
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Azara's Night Monkey (Aotus azarae)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Azara’s night monkeys, also called Azara’s owl monkeys and southern night monkeys, are endemic to the Gran Chaco region of South America—a large area including many diverse ecosystems, from grasslands to savannas to xeric thorn forests and gallery...
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Black Headed Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Black-headed night monkeys are native to neotropical South America. They are found in areas of the Amazonian and Madeiran forests in Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia. They are also found in several forest areas near river basins such as Huallaga, Ucayali, Yavari, Purus...
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Colombian Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The Colombian night monkey is a New World monkey with a host of aliases—including gray-bellied night monkey, gray-bellied owl monkey, lemurine night monkey, and lemurine owl monkey—and is native to the South American countries of Colombia...
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GRAY-HANDED Night Monkey (Aotus GRISEIMEMBRA)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Grey-handed night monkeys, also called gray-legged night or owl monkeys, are endemic to Colombia and Venezuela. They are found in the lowland forests on the banks of the Magdalena River and the valleys of the Cauca and São Jorge Rivers...
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Nancy Ma's Monkey (Aotus nancymaae)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The soulful eyes of Nancy Ma’s night monkey, also called Ma's Night Monkey or Peruvian red-necked owl monkeys, peer from the hollow of trees in the Amazonian neotropics of South America. They make their homes in rainforests that range from...
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Northern Night Monkey (Aotus trivirgatus)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Northern night monkeys, also known as northern owl monkeys, the three-striped night monkeys, or douroucoulis, are one the gray-neck species of night monkey. They are found north of the Amazon River. Their range is primarily between southern Venezuela...
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Panamanian Night Monkey (Aotus zonalis)CONSERVATION STATUS: DATA DEFICIENT
The Panamanian night monkey, also known as Chocoan night or owl monkeys, lives in the lowlands of Panama and in the western or Chocó region of Colombia. There have also been reports of their incidence on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica...
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Spix's Night Monkey (Aotus vociferans)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
First described in 1823 by German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix, Spix’s night monkey, also known as the Colombian gray night monkey, noisy night monkey, or Spix’s owl monkey, is found north of the Amazon River in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...
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