Biology:Ornate spider monkey

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Short description: Subspecies of New World monkey

Ornate spider monkey[1]
Panama spider monkey, Costa Rica.JPG
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Atelidae
Genus: Ateles
Species:
Subspecies:
A. g. ornatus
Trinomial name
Ateles geoffroyi ornatus
(Gray, 1870)
Synonyms
  • azuerensis Bole, 1937
  • panamensis Kellogg and Golman, 1944

The ornate spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey,[1] from Central America, native to Costa Rica and Panama.[2][4][5] Other common names for this subspecies include the brilliant spider monkey, the common spider monkey, the red spider monkey, the Panama spider ape, and the Azuero spider monkey; the latter two of which were previously thought to be distinct subspecies, panamensis and azuerensis, respectively.[1]

Female 22-month-old juvenile A. g. ornatus in a southern Costa Rica wildlife rehabilitation center. As a juvenile, her face is light colored, but it will darken upon sexual maturity.

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5474844 entry