Hernández-Camacho’s Night Monkey
Aotus jorgehernandezi
Red List assessment
Data Deficienton the IUCN Red List
- EXExtinct
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- CRCritically Endangered
- ENEndangered
- VUVulnerable
- NTNear Threatened
- LCLeast Concern
Data Deficient has no position on the scale above — it records the absence of an assessment, not a degree of risk.
The IUCN Red List records the Hernández-Camacho’s Night Monkey as Data Deficient.
- Genus
- Aotus
- Red List category
- Data Deficient
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
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Questions about the Hernández-Camacho’s Night Monkey
Is the Hernández-Camacho’s Night Monkey endangered?
The IUCN Red List assesses the Hernández-Camacho’s Night Monkey as Data Deficient. There is not enough information to judge the risk of extinction, usually because the species is rarely seen or has never been surveyed. It is not a reassuring category: several species were Data Deficient right up to the point they were found to be Critically Endangered.
What is the scientific name of the Hernández-Camacho’s Night Monkey?
The Hernández-Camacho’s Night Monkey is Aotus jorgehernandezi.
Other species in the genus Aotus
Sources
Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Aotus jorgehernandezi. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .
The distribution map is drawn from the IUCN Red List spatial data compiled in 2008. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)