-
monkeys now recognised. It was
formerly included in the
family Cebidae.
Atelids are
generally larger monkeys; the
family includes the howler, spider, woolly...
- tail loss in some species.
Prehensile tails are
found in the New
World atelids,
including the howler, spider,
woolly spider,
woolly monkeys; and in capuchins...
-
Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 203
species Endangered (EN): 505
species Vulnerable (VU): 536
species Near threatened...
-
prehensile tail, a
trait found only in New
World monkeys,
particularly atelids,
among primates.
Lemurs also rely
heavily on
their sense of smell, a trait...
-
eleven extant species in a
single genus.
Members of the
Atelidae family are
atelids, or
colloquially night monkeys, and
include howler, spider, woolly, and...
-
Mazzonicebus M.
almendrae 1,602 g (3.532 lb) Abanico Fm. Chile
Atelidae stem
atelid Chilecebus C.
carrascoensis 1,000 g (2.2 lb)
Santacrucian Santa Cruz Fm...
-
monkeys Aotids:
night or owl
monkeys Pitheciids: titis,
sakis and
uakaris Atelids: howler, spider,
woolly spider, and
woolly monkeys Catarrhines Old World...
- Campos,
Valeska (2005). "The
International Committee for the
Conservation and
Management of
Atlantic Forest Atelids".
Neotropical Primates. 13: 101–106....
- than once.
Other animals found in Toca da Boa
Vista include another large atelid,
Caipora bambuiorum, as well as
Arctotherium wingei,
Catonyx cuvieri, Desmodus...
-
likely a Pitheciidae, or
possibly an Aotidae. It is also
shown to be a stem
atelid. If
placed within the Pitheciidae, the
primate would be at the base of the...
