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  Family Nyctipithecidae: Owl Monkeys
Despite this, their survival is threatened by habitat loss, subsistance hunting, and capture for use in pharmesutical research.
Owl Monkeys are members of the Genus Aotus, which is monotypic in the Family Nyctipithecidae.
This genus consists of ten known species, divided into two groups: the "Gray-neck," found north of the Amazon and the "Red-neck," found to the south.
www.geocities.com /rainforest/canopy/3220/owl.html   (1059 words)

  
  Monkey
This rather unsatisfactory definition results from the fact that the animals called monkeys do not correspond to any single taxon in modern scientific classification.
The name is used both for the Old World monkeys (family Cercopithecidae) and New World monkeys (families Cebidae, Nyctipithecidae, Pitheciidae and Atelidae).
However the Old World monkeys are part of a larger group, the catarrhines, which also includes the apes.
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/m/mo/monkey.html   (340 words)

  
 Genus Aotus or douroucoulis, night monkeys, and owl monkeys
Aotus is both a plant and an animal: Golden pea in Fabaceae (bean family) Owl Monkey in Nyctipithecidae (night monkey family) (Full text)
Taxonomy Owl Monkeys are members of the Genus Aotus, which is monotypic in the Family Nyctipithecidae.
Owl monkeys are nocturnal and arboreal, sleeping in nests during the day in tree hollows and woody vines.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Primates/Cebidae/Aotus   (420 words)

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