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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 ( / s ə ˈ b ɔɪ d i . ə / ), the only extant superfamily in the parvorder Platyrrhini ( / p l æ t ...
The Central American squirrel monkey and Panamanian night monkey are almost as small, with average sizes of less than 1.0 kilogram (2.2 lb). [13] [14] The Yucatán black howler has the largest males, which average over 11 kilograms (24 lb). [15] The spider monkey species have the next largest males, which average over 8 kilograms (18 lb). [15] [16]
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity.
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 ...
Four species of monkey are native to the forests of Costa Rica, the Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii), the Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator), the mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) and Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi). [1] [2] All four species are classified scientifically as New World Monkeys. [3]
Together with Paralouatta marianae from Cuba, it is the oldest known New World monkey of North America. [2] Fossils of Panamacebus, a left upper first molar and lower premolar, [3] were uncovered from the Las Cascadas Formation, of which tuffs were analyzed providing an age of 20.93 ± 0.17 Ma, [4] of the Panama Canal Zone.
The Mexican spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus), also known by its mayan name "Ma'ax", [3] is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, and is one of the largest types of New World monkey. It inhabits forests of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. [4] [2] It is a social animal, living in groups of 20–42 members. [5]