Aotidae is a family of New World monkeys represented today by a single living genus, Aotus, commonly known as night monkeys, owl monkeys or douroucoulis. These nocturnal primates comprise eleven species distributed across Panama and much of South America, inhabiting forest habitats up to about 2,400 meters in elevation.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ15407957, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Night monkey
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Night monkeys, also known as owl monkeys or douroucoulis (), are nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae ().
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Aotidae
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"speciesExtantCount": 11
Wikidata: Aotidae
Wikidata Q469636, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Night monkey (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Azara's night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Brumback's night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Gray-handed night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Hernández-Camacho's night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Gray-bellied night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Peruvian night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Nancy Ma's night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Black-headed night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Three-striped night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Spix's night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Panamanian night monkey, Lead, family
nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus Aotus, the only living member of the family Aotidae
Parent Taxon Of: Aotus dindensis, Lead, family
Two extinct species of Aotidae are known from the fossil record: Aotus dindensis
Parent Taxon Of: Tremacebus harringtoni, Taxonomy
Two extinct species of Aotidae are known from the fossil record: Aotus dindensis and Tremacebus harringtoni.
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