Brumback's night monkey
Brumback's night monkey (Aotus brumbacki) is a species of night monkey found in Colombia.[1] It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of gray-bellied night monkey, Aotus lemurinus.[3] but it has recently been argued that it should be considered a separate species.[4]
| Brumback's night monkey[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Aotidae |
| Genus: | Aotus |
| Species: | A. brumbacki |
| Binomial name | |
| Aotus brumbacki Hershkovitz, 1983 | |
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| Brumback's night monkey range | |
References
- Defler, Thomas R. Primates of Colombia. ISBN 1-881173-83-6.
- Morales-Jiménez, A.L.; Link, A. & Stevenson, P. (2008). "Aotus brumbacki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T39915A10284518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T39915A10284518.en.
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Defler, T. R.; Bueno, M. L. (2007). "Aotus Diversity and the Species Problem" (PDF). Primate Conservation. 2007 (22): 55–70. doi:10.1896/052.022.0104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-05.
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