The Panamanian night monkey, Aotus zonalis, also called the Chocoan night monkey, is a night monkey of Panama and the Choco region of Colombia that was formerly counted as a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey. Males weigh about 890 grams and females about 920 grams, with a grayish to reddish brown back, a yellow belly and dark hands and feet. Unlike most nocturnal animals its eyes lack a reflective layer, the tapetum lucidum. It is arboreal and nocturnal, living in territorial groups of two to six animals in forest, secondary growth and coffee plantations, and on Barro Colorado Island its diet was found to be about 65 percent fruit, 30 percent leaves and 5 percent insects. Pairs are monogamous and the male carries the infant from its first days. Because its nocturnal habits make it harder to see than other Panamanian monkeys, it is less often seen by tourists.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 Relationship to PeopleEcotourism and Research 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aotus zonalis (GBIF species record)
In Ecosystem
Source Panamanian night monkey (Wikipedia)
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Source Panamanian night monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, range: colombiaQuote, Lead, range: colombia
Its range consists of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Panamanian night monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, range: panamaQuote, Lead, range: panama
Its range consists of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia.
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1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aotus zonalis (GBIF species record)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Descriptions: Activity patterns
The Panamanian Night Monkey is nocturnal and arboreal.
Descriptions: Descriptive notes
weight 889 g (males, n = 6)
Descriptions: Status and Conservation
CITES Appendix II.
Descriptions: Food and Feeding
eats fruits (65 %), leaves (30 %), and insects (5 %)
Descriptions: Habitat
Lowland forest, up to elevations of 650 m.
Descriptions: Status and Conservation, threats
deforestation and conversion to agriculture are likely among them
View the Source 2. Panamanian night monkey (Wikipedia)
Lead, range: panama
Its range consists of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia.
Lead, range: colombia
Its range consists of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia.
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Although viewing monkeys is popular with tourists visiting Panama
View the Source3. Mammal Diversity Database: Aotus zonalis (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseSpecies status
IUCN Red List status Near Threatened
Species status, living or extinct
Species status Living
View the Source 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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