Hooded spider monkey
The hooded spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi grisescens ), is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey,[1] from Central America, native to Panama.[2] It also might be found in a small portion of Colombia adjacent to Panama.[2][3] In western Colombia and northeast Panama it is replaced by the Black-headed spider monkey, A. fusciceps.[3] In western Panama, it is replaced by another subspecies of Geoffroy's Spider Monkey, the Ornate spider monkey, A. g. ornatus.[3] The Hooded spider monkey has long, tawny fur.[3]
| Hooded spider monkey[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Genus: | Ateles |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. g. grisescens |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ateles geoffroyi grisescens (Gray, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
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References
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Cuarón, A.D.; Morales, A.; Shedden, A.; Rodriguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P.C. (2008). "Ateles geoffroyi ssp. grisescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Rylands, A.; Groves, C.; Mittermeier, R.; Cortes-Ortiz, L. & Hines, J. (2006). "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates". New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates. pp. 56–66. ISBN 0-387-25854-X.
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