Nicaraguan spider monkey
| Nicaraguan spider monkey | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Genus: | Ateles |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. g. geoffroyi
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| Trinomial name | |
| Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi (Kuhl, 1820)
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The Nicaraguan spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi) is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America. It is native to Nicaragua and parts of Costa Rica. It is classified as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List.
Taxonomy
The Nicaraguan spider monkey is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey. It was first described by German zoologist Heinrich Kuhl in 1820.[3][4][5] The population in Guanacaste peninsula in Costa Rica and much of Nicaragua is considered to be a separate subspecies frontatus by some of the zoologists including John Edward Gray.[4][3]
Distribution and habitat
The Nicaraguan spider monkey is native to Nicaragua and parts of Costa Rica.[1] It is classified as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List due to continuous decline of habitats and the population.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Williams-Guillén, K.; Solano-Rojas, D.; Cortes-Ortíz, L. (2020). "Ateles geoffroyi ssp. geoffroyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T43901A17979679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T43901A17979679.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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- ^ a b 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 (PDF). pp. 56–66. ISBN 0-387-25854-X.
- ^ "Geoffreys spider monkey". Primate Conservancy. Retrieved 1 June 2025.