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Hernández Camacho's night monkey

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Primates

Genus
  
Aotus

Higher classification
  
Aotus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Aotidae

Scientific name
  
Aotus jorgehernandezi

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Brumback's night monkey, Gray‑handed night monkey, Panamanian night monkey, Spix's night monkey, Black‑headed night monkey

Hernández-Camacho's night monkey (Aotus jorgehernandezi) is a species of night monkey of the family Aotidae. It was first described in 2007 by Thomas Defler and Marta Bueno. It has a gray neck and a white patch over each eye, separated by a black band. The fur on the chest, belly, lower arms and lower wrists is thick and white. It differs from other gray-necked night monkey species other than Brumback's night monkey in having 50 chromosomes.

It is believed to live in Colombia on the western slopes and foothills of the Andes, between Quindío and Risaralda. It is possible that it occurs in Tatamá Natural National Park. This range is currently also considered part of the range of the Panamanian night monkey. The Latin name honors the late Colombian biologist Jorge Hernández-Camacho.

References

Hernández-Camacho's night monkey Wikipedia