genus
Aotus
Aotus is a genus in the family Aotidae. This database currently files 11 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 11
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 55%
- Weight range
- 788 g – 1.06 kg
Best-known members of Aotus
Ranked by popularity score.

Three-striped night monkey
Aotus trivirgatus

Azara's night monkey
Aotus azarae

Gray-bellied night monkey
Aotus lemurinus

Peruvian night monkey
Aotus miconax

Black-headed night monkey
Aotus nigriceps

Spix's night monkey
Aotus vociferans
Gray-legged night monkey
Aotus griseimembra
Panamanian night monkey
Aotus zonalis
How threatened is Aotus?
6 of 11 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 17% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 17% |
| LCLeast Concern | 4 | 67% |
All species in Aotus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three-striped night monkey | Aotus trivirgatus | Aotidae | Least Concern | 900 g | Not recorded |
| Azara's night monkey | Aotus azarae | Aotidae | Least Concern | 929.6 g | Not recorded |
| Gray-bellied night monkey | Aotus lemurinus | Aotidae | Vulnerable | 873 g | Not recorded |
| Peruvian night monkey | Aotus miconax | Aotidae | Endangered | 800 g | Not recorded |
| Black-headed night monkey | Aotus nigriceps | Aotidae | Least Concern | 1.06 kg | Not recorded |
| Spix's night monkey | Aotus vociferans | Aotidae | Least Concern | 873 g | Not recorded |
| Gray-legged night monkey | Aotus griseimembra | Aotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Panamanian night monkey | Aotus zonalis | Aotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brumback's night monkey | Aotus brumbacki | Aotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hernández-Camacho's night monkey | Aotus jorgehernandezi | Aotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ma's night monkey | Aotus nancymai | Aotidae | Not recorded | 788 g | Not recorded |