Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Hooded Spider Monkey
Common Names in Spanish:
Mono Ara?a
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Archonta
()
- (Gregory, 1910) McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Primates
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Haplorrhini
()
- Pocock, 1918
- Infraorder:
Simiiformes
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Parvorder:
Platyrrhini
()
- É. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1812
- Superfamily:
Callitrichoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Mckenna & Bell, 1997:351
- Superfamily:
Callitrichoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Platyrrhini
(
- Infraorder:
Simiiformes
(
- Suborder:
Haplorrhini
(
- Order:
Primates
(
- Grandorder:
Archonta
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
The taxonomy and distributions of Ateles geoffroyi and Ateles fusciceps are reviewed by Rylands et al. (2006). (Ref. 256104).
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ateles
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 25 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. belzebuth (White-Bellied Spider Monkey) · A. belzebuth belzebuth (White-Bellied Spider Monkey) · A. chamek (Black-Faced Black Spider Monkey) · A. fusciceps (Black-Headed Spider Monkey) · A. fusciceps fusciceps (Brown-Headed Spider Monkey) · A. fusciceps rufiventris (Colombian Black Spider Monkey) · A. geoffreyi geoffreyi (Black-Handed Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi (Geoffroys Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi azuerensis (Azuero Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi frontatus (Black-Browed Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi fusciceps (Brown-Headed Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi geoffroyi (Central American Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi grisescens (Hooded Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi ornatus (Ornate Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi panamensis (Panama Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi rufiventris (Colombian Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi vellerosus (Central American Spider Monkey) · A. geoffroyi yucatanensis (Yucat?n Spider Monkey) · A. hybridus (Variegated Or Brown Spider Monkey) · A. hybridus brunneus (Brown Spider Monkey) · A. hybridus hybridus (Hybrid Spider Monkey) · A. marginatus (White-Cheeked Spider Monkey) · A. paniscus (Guiana Spider Monkey) · A. paniscus paniscus (Black Spider Monkey) · A. vellerosus (Mexican Spider Monkey)
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Defler, T.R., Rodríguez-M., J.V. and Hernández-Camacho, J.I. 2003. Conservation priorities for Colombian primates. Primate Conservation (19): 10-18.
- Defler, T.R., Rodrguez-M., J.V. and Hernndez-Camacho, J.I. 2003. Conservation priorities for Colombian primates. Primate Conservation (19): 10-18.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Kellogg, R. and Goldman, E. A. 1944. Review of the spider monkeys. Proceedings of the United States Natural Museum 96: 145.
- Rylands, A. B., Groves, C. P., Mittermeier, R. A., Corts-Ortiz, L. and Hines, J. J. 2006. Taxonomy and distributions of Mesoamerican primates. In: A. Estrada, P. Garber, M. Pavelka and L. Luecke (eds), New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates: Distribution, Ecology, Behavior and Conservation, pp. 2979. Springer, New York, USA.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Cuarón, A.D., Morales, A., Shedden, A., Rodríguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. Ateles geoffroyi ssp. grisescens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 111860
- IUCN ID: 5561
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1018634
Footnotes
- Cuarón, A.D., Morales, A., Shedden, A., Rodríguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. Ateles geoffroyi ssp. grisescens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
