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Hernández-Camacho's night monkey

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Hernández-Camacho's night monkey, Aotus jorgehernandezi, is one of the gray-necked night monkeys of Colombia. It was described in 2007 by Thomas Defler and Marta Bueno and honours the late Colombian biologist Jorge Hernández-Camacho. It has a gray neck and a white patch above each eye, the two patches separated by a black band, while the fur of the chest, belly, lower arms and lower wrists is thick and white. It differs from most other gray-necked species in having 50 chromosomes, a number it shares only with Brumback's night monkey. It is thought to live on the western slopes and foothills of the Andes between Quindío and Risaralda, in submontane and possibly montane forest, and it may occur in Tatamá National Natural Park. Little else is known of its biology, and the IUCN classes it as Data Deficient.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aotidae, Taxa
Source Night monkey (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aotus jorgehernandezi (GBIF species record)
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Source Hernández-Camacho's night monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, range: colombia
Quote, Lead, range: colombia
It is believed to live in Colombia on the western slopes and foothills of the Andes
Sources
1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aotus jorgehernandezi (GBIF species record)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Descriptions: Activity patterns
    is likely nocturnal and arboreal
  • Descriptions: Status and Conservation
    CITES Appendix II.
  • Descriptions: Status and Conservation, conservation status
    Classified as Data Deficient
  • Descriptions: Habitat
    Submontane and possibly montane tropical forest.
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2. Hernández-Camacho's night monkey (Wikipedia)
Lead, range: colombia
Quote, Lead, range: colombia
It is believed to live in Colombia on the western slopes and foothills of the Andes
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Night monkey (Wikipedia)
  • Child Taxon Of: Aotidae, Lead, family
    nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
  • In Group: Primate Species, Lead, everyday group
    nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus
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