Aotus azarae

(von Humboldt, 1811)

Azara's Night Monkey

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Platyrrhini
Family : Aotidae
Genus : Aotus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Humboldt, A. von. 1811. Tableau synoptique des singes de l'Amérique. Pp. 353–363 in Humboldt, A. von and Bonpland, A. (eds.). Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée, faites dans l'Océan atlantique, dans l'intérieur du nouveau continent et dans la mer du sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803. Premier volume. F. Schoell, Paris, 368 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186550

Original name as described

Simia azarae

Other common names

Azara's Owl Monkey · Bolivian Night Monkey · Feline Night Monkey

Type locality

Paraguay. Restricted by Elliot in 1913 to the right bank of Río Paraguay in north-eastern Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Peru · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000744

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Aotus roberti

Dollman, 1909

Family

Aotidae

Root name

roberti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.7.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/606b78c3-b2ba-4e20-84b7-1a751708c24c

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097578

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Aotus boliviensis

D. G. Elliot, 1907

Family

Aotidae

Root name

boliviensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.8.2.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6910976b-bd70-4e17-b97d-7bdb3a82fbd4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c090a4ba-6cc2-4a2d-83df-8a9febf47ba7

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254057

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Aotus bidentatus

Lönnberg, 1941

Family

Aotidae

Root name

bidentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

conditional

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Callithrix infulata

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Aotidae

Root name

infulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Saguinus infulatus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Aotidae

Root name

infulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207525

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Aotus azarae

Groves, 2005

Family

Aotidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41539/190450485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Aotus azarae azarae

Groves, 2005

Family

Aotidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Aotus azarae boliviensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Aotidae

Root name

boliviensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Aotus azarae infulatus

Groves, 2005

Family

Aotidae

Root name

infulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Simia azarae

(von Humboldt, 1811)

Family

Aotidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186550

Authority publication

Paris

Pithecia miriquouina

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)

Family

Aotidae

Root name

miriquouina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499311

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Callithrix infulatus

(Kuhl, 1820)

Family

Aotidae

Root name

infulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230796

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Callithrix infulatus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Aotidae

Root name

infulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523852

Authority publication

Paris

Nyctipithecus Azarai

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Aotidae

Root name

azarai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147038

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

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