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.