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1. www.iflscience.com › meet-the-owl-monkey-theMeet The Owl Monkey: The World’s Only Nocturnal Monkey ...

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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...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Night_monkeyNight monkey - Wikipedia

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   Night monkeys, also known as owl monkeys or douroucoulis[2] (/ duːruːˈkuːliz /), are nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only member of the family Aotidae (/ eɪˈɒtɪdiː /).

3. neprimateconservancy.org › spixs-night-monkeySpix’s Night Monkey, Aotus vociferans | New England Primate ...

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   First described in 1823 by German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix, Spix’s night monkey (Aotus vociferans)—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.

4. animaldiversity.org › accounts › Aotus_nigricepsADW: Aotus nigriceps: INFORMATION

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   Black-headed night mon­keys are usu­ally found in low­land and hill­side trop­i­cal for­est areas. They are usu­ally found in the higher canopy lev­els of the for­est. They choose ex­clu­sive sleep­ing sites in the crooks of branches, es­pe­cially in trees in the genus Mi­co­nia.

5. neprimateconservancy.org › night-monkeysNight Monkeys | New England Primate Conservancy

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   The night monkey genus, Aotus, includes at least 12 species and three subspecies. Learn about some of them!

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6. www.tropicalconservationfund.org › nightmonkeysLife History and Ecological Adaptations of Night Monkeys ...

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   Night monkeys (Aotus), also known as owl monkeys, are New World primates found across Central and South America, ranging from Panama to northern Argentina. Belonging to the family Aotidae, they are characterized by their nocturnal lifestyle and distinctive owl-like appearance.

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   How many owl monkeys are there in the genus Aotus?

   • The taxonomy of the genus Aotus, whose members are collectively referred to as the night or owl monkeys, is a matter of debate. Prior to 1983, the genus contained just one species (Aotus trivirgatus), with its ten subspecies being elevated to species level after genetic analysis.

   Spix’s Night Monkey, Aotus vociferans

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   What do Aotus monkeys look like?

   • Infants and sub-adults have the same basic coloration. Aotus species have disproportionally large, brown eyes, consistent with their nocturnal habits. They lack a tapetem lucidem. Night monkeys have small external ears that are hidden by their fur. Their digits are long and thin, with straight nails and wide fingertip pads.

   ADW: Aotus nigriceps: INFORMATION

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   Do Aotus species change their sleeping environment?

   • Aotus species generally do not modify their sleeping environments. Other night monkey species, A.vociferans and A. nancymae, have been observed co-occupying sleeping sites with Potos flavus, Bassaricyon gabbi, Coendu bicolor, Tamandua tridactyla, Isothrix bistriatus and bat species.

   ADW: Aotus nigriceps: INFORMATION

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   Is Aotidae a nocturnal species?

   • The family Aotidae is the only family of nocturnal species within the suborder Anthropoidea.

   Night monkey - Wikipedia

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   Is Aotus chromosomally intermediate between azarae boliviensis and infulatus?

   • "Aotus from the southwestern Amazon region is geographically and chromosomally intermediate between A. azarae boliviensis and A. infulatus". Primates. 34 (2): 197–204. doi: 10.1007/BF02381390. S2CID 38394366.

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   What are the two groups of Aotus?

   • He split Aotus into two groups: a northern, gray-necked group (A. lemurinus, A. hershkovitzi, A. trivirgatus and A. vociferans) and a southern, red-necked group (A. miconax, A. nancymaae, A. nigriceps and A. azarae).

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8. neprimateconservancy.org › northern-night-monkeyNorthern Night Monkey, Aotus trivirgatus | New England ...

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   Northern night monkeys live in monogamous pairs or in long-term pair bonding. Mating takes place around August and September, so infants are born when fruit is highly available. Copulation typically takes place during the night, though in some instances it has been found to take place during the day.