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Ornate spider monkey[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Atelidae
Genus: Ateles
Species:
A. geoffroyi
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][3][4] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b Cuarón, A.D.; Morales, A.; Shedden, A.; Rodriguez-Luna, E.; de Grammont, P.C. (2008). "Ateles geoffroyi ssp. ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Rylands, A.; Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2003). "Ateles geoffroyi ssp. panamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-26. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Rylands, A.; Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2003). "Ateles geoffroyi ssp. azuerensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-26. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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