Aotus (Aotidae)

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Aotus lemurinus

[edit] Taxonavigation

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Primates
Subordo: Haplorrhini
Infraordo: Simiiformes
Parvordo: Platyrrhini
Familia: Aotidae
Genus: Aotus
Species: A. azarae - A. hershkovitzi - A. lemurinus - A. miconax - A. nancymae - A. nigriceps - A. trivirgatus - A. vociferans

[edit] Name

Aotus Illiger, 1811

Type species: Simia trivirgata Humboldt, 1811

[edit] Synonyms

• Nocthora F. Cuvier, 1824
• Nyctipithecus Spix, 1823.

[edit] Vernacular names

[edit] Comments

Hershkovitz (1983) divided the species into two groups: Gray-necked and Red-necked.