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iAzara's Night Monkey
Conservation status
Image:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg Least Concern (LC) </div>
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Aotidae Genus: Aotus Species: A. azarae
Binomial name
Aotus azarae (Humboldt, 1811)

Azara's Night Monkey, Aotus azarae, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay.

There are three subspecies of this monkey:

• Aotus azarae azarae
• Bolivian Night Monkey, Aotus azarae boliviensis
• Feline Night Monkey, Aotus azarae infulatus

[edit] References

• Rylands et al (2003). Aotus azarae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 139-140. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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