Ateles_geoffroyi_grisescens

Hooded spider monkey

Hooded spider monkey

Subspecies of mammal

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Primates". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. [2]
    Méndez-Carvajal, P.; Cortes-Ortíz, L. (2020). "Ateles geoffroyi ssp. grisescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T2287A17979753. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    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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