Hernández-Camacho's night monkey

Hernández-Camacho's night monkey (Aotus jorgehernandezi) is a species of night monkey of the family Aotidae. It was first described in 2007 by Thomas Defler and Marta Bueno. It has a gray neck and a white patch over each eye, separated by a black band. The fur on the chest, belly, lower arms and lower wrists is thick and white. It differs from other gray-necked night monkey species other than Brumback's night monkey in having 50 chromosomes.

Hernández-Camacho's night monkey[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Aotidae
Genus: Aotus
Species:
A. jorgehernandezi
Binomial name
Aotus jorgehernandezi
Defler and Bueno, 2007
Hernandez-Camacho's Night Monkey range

It is believed to live in Colombia on the western slopes and foothills of the Andes, between Quindío and Risaralda.[1] It is possible that it occurs in Tatamá Natural National Park. This range is currently also considered part of the range of the Panamanian night monkey.[2] The Latin name honors the late Colombian biologist Jorge Hernández-Camacho.[1]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Morales-Jiménez, A.L. & Link, A. (2008). "Aotus jorgehernandezi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136211A4260378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136211A4260378.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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