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Original source: night monkey
Author: dsasso
Original source: night monkey
Author: dsasso
Some facts about the
Lemurine night monkey
Adult weight : 0.874 kg (1.9228 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 34 years
Gestation : 135 days
Weaning : 76 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 0.098 kg (0.2156 lbs)
Lemurine night monkey
Order : Primates
Family : Cebidae
Subfamily : Aotinae
Species : Aotus lemurinus
The Lemurine night monkey (Aotus lemurinus) can be found in Central and South America, from Panama to Norht-east Argentina and from Peru to Brazil. They prefer the dense forest with many vines and live in several canopy levels, moving around quadrupedally (with both legs and arms) and only occasionaly touch the ground. Lemurine night monkeys are nocturnal animals and live in groups of 2 to 5 members (one mating, monogamous, pair and their offspring). Female and males look alike and even both take care of their young.
The Colombian night monkey, lemurine night monkey is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the lemurine night monkey
A young / baby of a lemurine night monkey is called a 'infant'. A lemurine night monkey group is called a 'troop, barrel, tribe or cartload'.
1. Aotus, genus Aotus -- (douroucoulis)
Aotus
genus Aotus
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