Nancy Ma's night monkey
Nancy Ma's night monkey (Aotus nancymaae) is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil and Peru.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Aotidae |
| Genus: | Aotus |
| Species: | A. nancymaae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aotus nancymaae Hershkovitz, 1983 | |
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| Nancy Ma's night monkey range | |
It is known in medical research as a model organism for studying the Duffy antigen.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Nancy Ma's Night Monkey. |
- 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. p. 140. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Maldonado, A.; Guzman-Caro, D.; Shanee, S.; Defler, T.R. & Roncancio, N. (2017). "Aotus nancymaae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T41540A121725532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T41540A121725532.en.
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