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Douroucouli

Douroucouli

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Cebidae
Genus:	Aotus

Species

Aotus azarai
Aotus brumbacki
Aotus hershkovitzi
Aotus infulatus
Aotus lemurinus
Aotus miconax
Aotus nancymaae
Aotus nigriceps
Aotus trivirgatus
Aotus vociferans
Ref: ITIS 572811 (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=572811) 2002-07-26

The douroucouli is a monkey of the genus Aotus. The genus name means "earless"; they have ears, of course, but the external ears are tiny and hard to see. They are also called "night monkeys" because they are active at night.

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