Azara's night monkey | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Species of New World monkey

Azaras night monkey (Aotus azarae), also known as the southern night monkey, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru and Paraguay.[2] The species is monogamous, with the males providing a large amount of parental care. It is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. Although primarily nocturnal, some populations of Azaras night monkey are unique among night monkeys in being active both day and night.[2] The species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[2]

There are three subspecies of Azaras night monkey.[1]

Due to a lack of data body size and weight measurements of Azaras night monkey have been estimated from a small number of wild samples. The average head and body length of the female is 341 mm (13.4 ...