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Taxonomy
Aotus was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant. It is the type genus of Aotini.
It was assigned to Quadrumana by Illiger (1811); to Aotinae by Hershkovitz (1974); to Pitheciinae by Setoguchi and Rosenberger (1987); to Aotidae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Cebinae by Opazo et al. (2006); and to Aotini by Cooke et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Quadrumana by Illiger (1811); to Aotinae by Hershkovitz (1974); to Pitheciinae by Setoguchi and Rosenberger (1987); to Aotidae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Cebinae by Opazo et al. (2006); and to Aotini by Cooke et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1811 | Aotus Illiger p. 70 |
| 1974 | Aotus Hershkovitz |
| 1987 | Aotus Setoguchi and Rosenberger p. 692 |
| 2005 | Aotus Wilson and Reeder |
| 2006 | Aotus Opazo et al. p. 277 |
| 2011 | Aotus Cooke et al. p. 2699 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Aotus Illiger 1811
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Aotus azarae Humboldt 1811 [Azara's night monkey]
Aotus azarae infulatus Kuhl 1820
Aotus brumbacki Hershkovitz 1983 [Brumback's Night Monkey]
†Aotus dindensis Setoguchi and Rosenberger 1987
Aotus griseimembra Elliot 1912
Aotus jorgehernandezi Defler and Bueno 2007 [Hernández Camacho's night monkey]
Aotus lemurinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1843
Aotus miconax Thomas 1927 [Peruvian night monkey]
Aotus nancymaae Hershkovitz 1983 [Nancy Ma's night monkey]
Aotus nigriceps Dollman 1909
Aotus trivirgatus Humboldt 1811 [three-striped night monkey]
Aotus vociferans Spix 1823
Aotus zonalis Goldman 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available