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New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Ceboidea (/ səˈbɔɪdi.ə /), the only extant superfamily in the parvorder Platyrrhini (/ plætɪˈraɪnaɪ /).
The Nicaraguan spider monkey ( Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi) is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America. [ 1][ 3] It is native to Nicaragua and parts of Costa Rica closest to Nicaragua plus the Guanacaste peninsula. [ 1][ 4] The population in Guanacaste and much of Nicaragua is sometimes ...
A. niger (Thomas, 1880) A. quichua (Thomas, 1913) The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled" name from the long guard hairs on its sides.
Panama has the most species, nine, as the only Central American monkey species that does not include Panama within its range is the Yucatán black howler (Alouatta pigra). The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) has widespread distribution within Central America. Geoffroy's tamarin is the smallest Central American monkey, with an average size of ...
A. trianguligera (Weinland, 1862) Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), also known as the black-handed spider monkey or the Central American spider monkey, [3] is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small portion of Colombia. There are at least five subspecies.
Fauna of Nicaragua. The jaguar is the largest felid in Nicaragua. The fauna of Nicaragua is characterized by a very high level of biodiversity. Much of Nicaragua 's wildlife lives in protected areas. There are currently 78 protected areas in Nicaragua, covering more than 22,000 square kilometers (8,500 sq mi), or about 17% of its landmass.
The capuchin monkeys (/ ˈkæpjʊ (t) ʃɪn /) are New World monkeys of the subfamily Cebinae. They are readily identified as the "organ grinder" monkey, and have been used in many movies and television shows. The range of capuchin monkeys includes some tropical forests in Central America and South America as far south as northern Argentina.
Geoffroy, 1806. Spider monkeys are New World monkeys belonging to the genus Ateles, part of the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil. The genus consists of seven species, all of which are under threat; the brown spider monkey is ...