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Geoffroy's spider monkey belongs to the New World monkey family Atelidae, which contains the spider monkeys, woolly monkeys, muriquis and howler monkeys.It is a member of the subfamily Atelinae, which includes the spider monkeys, woolly monkeys and muriquis, and of the genus Ateles, which contains all the spider monkeys.
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.
Geoffroy's spider monkey Spider monkey skeleton on display at The Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Spider monkeys are among the largest New World monkeys; black-headed spider monkeys, the largest spider monkey, have an average weight of 11 kilograms (24 lb) for males and 9.66 kg (21.3 lb) for females.
Geoffroy's spider monkey, with a range from Mexico to Panama, [17] is the largest of the Costa Rican monkeys, with males averaging 8.2 kg (18 lb) and females averaging 7.7 kg (17 lb). [16] It has long, slim arms and a long, prehensile tail.
Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), also known as the black-handed spider monkey or the Central American spider monkey, 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.
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The female spider monkey has a clitoris that is called a pseudo-penis because it is especially developed and has a shallow perineal groove that retains and distributes urine droplets as she moves around. [12] The clitoris of female Geoffroy's spider monkeys is large and protrudes, looking like a penis. [13]
Geoffroy, 1806) Species Brachyteles arachnoides Brachyteles hypoxanthus. The muriquis, also known as woolly spider monkeys, are the monkeys of the genus Brachyteles. [1]