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Lemurine night monkey
Order : Primates
Family : Cebidae
Subfamily : Aotinae
Species : Aotus lemurinus
The Lemurine night monkey (Aotus lemurinus) can be found in Central and South America, from Panama to Norht-east Argentina and from Peru to Brazil. They prefer the dense forest with many vines and live in several canopy levels, moving around quadrupedally (with both legs and arms) and only occasionaly touch the ground. Lemurine night monkeys are nocturnal animals and live in groups of 2 to 5 members (one mating, monogamous, pair and their offspring). Female and males look alike and even both take care of their young.
The Colombian night monkey, lemurine night monkey is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the lemurine night monkey
A young / baby of a lemurine night monkey is called a 'infant'. A lemurine night monkey group is called a 'troop, barrel, tribe or cartload'.
Facts about the lemurine night monkey
Aotus lemurinus is most common in dense forest, where many vines are present. (Full text)
1. Aotus, genus Aotus -- (douroucoulis)Aotus
genus Aotus
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