Nicaraguan spider monkey
| Nicaraguan spider monkey | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Genus: | Ateles |
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| 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
[edit]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][failed verification][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][failed verification][3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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 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.
- ^ 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.