Gray-bellied night monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gray-bellied night monkey lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aotus lemurinus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Aotidae

Where does the gray-bellied night monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gray-bellied night monkey in 2 countries and territories across South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the gray-bellied night monkey endangered?

The gray-bellied night monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the gray-bellied night monkey?

The gray-bellied night monkey (Aotus lemurinus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Aotidae, genus Aotus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gray-bellied night monkey

The gray-bellied night monkey (Aotus lemurinus), also called the grey-legged douroucouli or lemurine owl monkey, is a small New World monkey of the family Aotidae. Native to tropical and subtropical forests of South America, the gray-bellied night monkey faces a significant threat from hunting, harvesting for use in pharmaceutical research and habitat destruction.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray-bellied night monkey (revision 1379698554), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1206175 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).