Peruvian night monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Peruvian night monkey lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aotus miconax
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Aotidae

Where does the Peruvian night monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peruvian night monkey in 1 country or territory across South America.

Peru

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 Peruvian night monkey endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Peruvian night monkey?

The Peruvian night monkey (Aotus miconax) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Aotidae, genus Aotus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peruvian night monkey

The Peruvian night monkey (Aotus miconax), also known as the Andean night monkey, is a nocturnal New World monkey endemic to northern Peru. Adults weigh around 1 kg (2.2 lb) and measure up to 50 cm (20 in) in length. Its colour is grey to light brown with characteristic black and white markings on the face. The chest, belly and upper arms are orange tinged, however, to a lesser extent then Aotus nigriceps.

The species is one of the least known and possibly rarest Neotropical primates. This species is listed as endangered by the IUCN and under Peruvian law.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peruvian night monkey (revision 1356902054), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q490226 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).