---
title: "Douroucouli de Panama"
description: "Aotus zonalis — Mammifères. The Panamanian night monkey or Chocoan night monkey (Aotus zonalis) is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/panamanian-night-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Douroucouli de Panama

> Aotus zonalis — Mammifères. The Panamanian night monkey or Chocoan night monkey (Aotus zonalis) is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae.

- Scientific name: *Aotus zonalis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 345
- Wikidata: [Q1185098](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1185098)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74069](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74069)

## Names

- en: Panamanian Night Monkey
- de: Panamanachtaffe
- es: Mico De Noche Chocoano
- fr: Douroucouli de Panama
- pt: Macaco-da-noite-do-panamá

## Countries with the most observations

PA (315), CO (3)

## Summary

The Panamanian night monkey or Chocoan night monkey (Aotus zonalis) is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae. Its range consists of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia.  There are also unconfirmed reports of its occurrence in Costa Rica, especially on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.  The species definitely occurs in the Atlantic lowlands of Panama close to the Costa Rica border.
The exact classification of the Panamanian Night Monkey is uncertain. While some authors consider it a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey, A. lemurinus…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamanian_night_monkey

## Photo

![Douroucouli de Panama](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/panamanian-night-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/380695365

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/panamanian-night-monkey?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).