Atelidae

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Alouatta caraya (Humboldt, 1812)

Alouatta caraya (Humboldt, 1812)

Alouatta caraya (Humboldt, 1812)

Alouatta caraya, the black howler, is a large sexually dimorphic New World monkey currently classified as Near Threatened.

Alouatta palliata (Gray, 1849)

Alouatta palliata (Gray, 1849)

Alouatta palliata (Gray, 1849)

Alouatta palliata, the mantled howler, is a folivorous New World howler monkey native to Central and South America.

Alouatta sara Elliot, 1910

Alouatta sara Elliot, 1910

Alouatta sara Elliot, 1910

Alouatta sara, the Bolivian red howler, is a neotropical South American atelid monkey with a prehensile tail that feeds primarily on leaves.

Alouatta pigra Lawrence, 1933

Alouatta pigra Lawrence, 1933

Alouatta pigra Lawrence, 1933

Alouatta pigra, the Yucatán black howler, is a large folivorous New World monkey native to Central America.

Alouatta belzebul (Linnaeus, 1766)

Alouatta belzebul (Linnaeus, 1766)

Alouatta belzebul (Linnaeus, 1766)

Alouatta belzebul, the red-handed howler, is a sexually dimorphic New World monkey found in South America's Amazon and Atlantic forests.

Alouatta guariba (Humboldt, 1812)

Alouatta guariba (Humboldt, 1812)

Alouatta guariba (Humboldt, 1812)

The brown howler is a variable-colored New World howler monkey native to Atlantic forests of South America.

Alouatta macconnelli Elliot, 1910

Alouatta macconnelli Elliot, 1910

Alouatta macconnelli Elliot, 1910

The Guyanan red howler (Alouatta macconnelli) is a New World howler monkey native to northeastern South America.

Alouatta seniculus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Alouatta seniculus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Alouatta seniculus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Alouatta seniculus is a small sexually dimorphic arboreal New World primate with distinct reproductive behavior.

Lagothrix lagothricha (Humboldt, 1812)

Lagothrix lagothricha (Humboldt, 1812)

Lagothrix lagothricha (Humboldt, 1812)

Lagothrix lagothricha, the common woolly monkey, is a large diurnal South American upper Amazon basin primate.

Brachyteles arachnoides (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)

Brachyteles arachnoides (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)

Brachyteles arachnoides (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)

Brachyteles arachnoides, the southern muriqui, is the largest New World monkey endemic to Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest.

Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Kuhl, 1820)

Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Kuhl, 1820)

Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Kuhl, 1820)

Northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is an arboreal South American monkey with unique morphological and reproductive traits.

Ateles belzebuth É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806

Ateles belzebuth É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806

Ateles belzebuth É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806

The white-bellied spider monkey is an endangered New World monkey found in the northwestern Amazon.

Ateles marginatus É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

Ateles marginatus É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

Ateles marginatus É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

The white-cheeked spider monkey is an endangered endemic New World monkey of the Brazilian Amazon, an important seed disperser.

Ateles paniscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ateles paniscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ateles paniscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ateles paniscus, the red-faced spider monkey, is a rainforest canopy-dwelling primate found across northern South America.

Ateles fusciceps Gray, 1866

Ateles fusciceps Gray, 1866

Ateles fusciceps Gray, 1866

Ateles fusciceps, the black-headed spider monkey, is an endangered large New World monkey with two subspecies.

Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812)

Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812)

Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812)

Ateles chamek, the Peruvian spider monkey, is an agile arboreal New World monkey found in parts of western Amazon South America.

Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820

Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820

Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820

Ateles geoffroyi (Geoffroy's spider monkey) is a large Central American New World monkey with distinctive physical and reproductive traits.

Ateles hybridus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1829

Ateles hybridus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1829

Ateles hybridus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1829

Ateles hybridus, the brown spider monkey, is a large arboreal New World primate found in northern South America.

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