ATELIDAE, Gray, 1825
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5727205 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6585328 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/313A8814-2A13-F337-FEF2-FDEC66E5FA1D |
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Conny (2021-11-04 14:59:39, last updated 2024-11-29 15:22:58) |
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ATELIDAE |
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Family ATELIDAE View in CoL
(HOWLERS, SPIDER AND WOOLLY MONKEYS AND MURIQUIS)
• Medium-sized to large monkeys with long limbs or shorter limbs and more robust, howlers with enlarged voice-box and head set low on shoulders (hunched), dense and woolly or long and coarse fur, and long, strong, prehensile tail.
• 80-160 cm. View Figure
• Neotropical Region View Figure
• Humid, lowland, submontane and montane, deciduous, and semi-deciduous forests.
• 5 genera, 25 species, 42 taxa.
• 4 species Critically Endangered, 8 species Endangered, 5 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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