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Nicaraguan spider monkey

Subspecies of New World monkey

Subspecies of New World monkey

  • frontatus Gray, 1842
  • melanochir Desmarest, 1820
  • trianguligera Weinland, 1862

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. 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.

Distribution and habitat

The Nicaraguan spider monkey is native to Nicaragua and parts of Costa Rica. It is classified as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List due to continuous decline of habitats and the population.

References

References

  1. Williams-Guillén, K.. (2020). "''Ateles geoffroyi'' ssp. ''geoffroyi''".
  2. "Appendices {{!}} CITES".
  3. {{MSW3 Groves
  4. Rylands, A.. (2006). "New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates". Springer.
  5. (13 March 2024). "Geoffreys spider monkey". Primate Conservancy.
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