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The order Primates consists of 505 extant species belonging to 81 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 81 genera can be grouped into 16 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...
Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is found in all seven Central American countries.. At least seven monkey species are native to Central America.An eighth species, the Coiba Island howler (Alouatta coibensis) is often recognized, but some authorities treat it as a subspecies of the mantled howler, (A. palliata). [1]
Albert I – (rhesus monkey) the first primate and first mammal launched on a rocket (a June 18, 1948 V-2 flight), although it did not reach space. Albert II – (rhesus monkey) the first primate and first mammal in space, June 14, 1949. Died upon hitting the ground due to a parachute failure
Howler monkeys of South America (12 P) N. Night monkeys (14 P) P. Pitheciidae (2 C, 5 P) Primates of Brazil (139 P) W. Woolly monkeys (6 P) Pages in category ...
Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image Hainan black crested gibbon: Nomascus hainanus: 20–50 [1] CR [1] [1] Population was estimated at over 2,000 in the late 1950s. [1] Eastern black crested gibbon: Nomascus nasutus: 45–47 [2] CR [2] [2] Previously thought to be possibly extinct. Numbers may be higher. [2] Cat Ba langur
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 ( / s ə ˈ b ɔɪ d i . ə / ), the only extant superfamily in the parvorder Platyrrhini ( / p l æ t ...
Marmosets can communicate with one another by name and know when they are being addressed, joining a very short list of species exhibiting such behavior, and a first for non-human primates, a new ...
Grey-crowned Central American squirrel monkey; Y. Yucatán black howler This page was last edited on 10 July 2022, at 21:13 (UTC). Text ...