Atelidae
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Atelidae is a family of New World monkeys that includes howler, spider, woolly, and muriqui monkeys, known for their prehensile tails and arboreal lifestyles in Central and South American forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atelidae canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primate family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| breathing | air-breathing ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
long limbs adapted for climbing
ⓘ
prehensile tail ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
atelid monkeys
ⓘ
howler, spider, woolly, and muriqui monkeys ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | several species threatened or endangered ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous in some genera
ⓘ
primarily folivorous in some genera ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | John Edward Gray ⓘ |
| firstDescribedInYear | 1825 ⓘ |
| geographicRealm |
Neotropical realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
|
| hasSubfamily |
Alouattinae
ⓘ
Atelinae ⓘ |
| includesCommonName |
howler monkeys
ⓘ
muriquis ⓘ spider monkeys ⓘ woolly monkeys ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Alouatta
ⓘ
Ateles ⓘ Brachyteles ⓘ Lagothrix ⓘ |
| infraorder | Simiiformes ⓘ |
| isA | New World monkey family ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion |
brachiation in spider monkeys
ⓘ
suspensory locomotion ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parvorder |
New World monkeys
ⓘ
surface form:
Platyrrhini
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility | color vision in many species ⓘ |
| skeletonType | vertebrate ⓘ |
| socialStructure | group-living ⓘ |
| suborder | Haplorhini ⓘ |
| tailFunction | used as a fifth limb for grasping branches ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
subtropical forests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.