Nicaraguan spider monkey
| Nicaraguan spider monkey | |
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| File:Nicaraguan spider monkey.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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]
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