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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Aotidae
Genus: Aotus
Species:
A. brumbacki
Binomial name
Aotus brumbacki
Brumback's night monkey range

References

  1. Defler, Thomas R. (2004). Primates of Colombia. ISBN 1-881173-83-6.
  2. Carretero, X.; Guzman-Caro, D.; Stevenson, P.R. (2020). "Aotus brumbacki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39915A17923405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T39915A17923405.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Defler, T. R.; Bueno, M. L. (2007). "Aotus Diversity and the Species Problem". Primate Conservation. 2007 (22): 55–70. doi:10.1896/052.022.0104.


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