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Mar 13, 2024 · What is an owl monkey and where do they live? The owl monkeys are a group of 10 species in the genus Aotus, split into two groups. Previously the genus just contained one species with several...
A primary distinction between red-necked and gray-necked night monkeys is spatial distribution. Gray-necked night monkeys (Aotus lemurinus group) are found north of the Amazon River, while the red-necked group (Aotus azare group) are localized south of the Amazon River. [11]
- Activity Patterns
- Diet
- Home Range and CORE Area
- Distance Traveled Per Night
From the systematic monitoring of four groups of night monkeys over a period of approximately 1 yr, in two different tropical ecosystems, we found that these nocturnal primates spend a large proportion of the night resting. Night monkeys in lowland and highland forests had very similar use of time. These results suggest that night monkeys in tropic...
We found that night monkeys rely heavily on ripe fruits, and all study groups spent >60% of the feeding time eating fruits. Similar results have been reported for other groups of Aotus lemurinus (Castaño et al. 2010; Guzmán et al. 2016) and for other species of night monkeys such as A. azarae (Arditi 1992; Fernandez-Duque and van der Heide 2013) an...
The night monkeys have high behavioral plasticity and can be found in many types of forests, from highlands to lowlands, and from relatively undisturbed to heavily disturbed forest (Castaño et al. 2010; Defler 2010; Montilla et al. 2018). Home ranges range from 17.5 ha for Aotus brumbacki in Tinigua National Park in Colombia (estimated using minimu...
The distances traveled per night by the four study groups are partially consistent with the results of other studies of night monkeys. Nightly distances reported so far range from 252 m in Aotus nigriceps to 854 m in A. lemurinus (Castaño et al. 2010; Fernandez-Duque et al. 2008; Solano 1995). The distances we recorded for A. lemurinus groups CO1 (...
- Sebastián O. Montilla, Alex Mauricio Mopán-Chilito, Laura Natalia Sierra Murcia, Jonathan David Mahe...
- 2021
Aug 12, 2010 · The small-sized neotropical primates with unique nocturnal habits, known as "owl monkeys" or "night monkeys" are grouped in the genus Aotus. This genus is widespread across several biomes of South America, and in Panama at the northwestern part of its distribution (Figure 1 ).
- Albert N Menezes, Cibele R Bonvicino, Hector N Seuánez
- 2010
Night monkeys, belonging to the genus Aotus, inhabit the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. Their adaptability allows them to thrive in a variety of forested environments, including both primary and secondary forests.
Sep 14, 2023 · Current evidence indicates that owl monkeys (Aotus spp.) have species-rich, flexible diets. They can switch resources seasonally, consume ephemeral foods of many life forms, and locate food in small, degraded forests.
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Sep 14, 2016 · Most Aotus species are relatively common and are classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The greatest threat to Aotus populations is habitat loss, though illegal capture of wild owl monkeys for biomedical research may also pose a substantial threat to some species.
