Ateles
E822377
Ateles is a genus of New World monkeys commonly known as spider monkeys, characterized by their long limbs and prehensile tails adapted for an arboreal lifestyle in Central and South American forests.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | New World monkeys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
spider monkey genus
ⓘ
spider monkeys ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | many species threatened ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| family | Atelidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Bolivia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Central American countries ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
arboreal canopy
ⓘ
evergreen forests ⓘ tropical rainforests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
long limbs
ⓘ
prehensile tail ⓘ reduced or absent thumbs ⓘ |
| hasPrehensileTail | true ⓘ |
| infraorder | Simiiformes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotionType |
brachiation
ⓘ
suspensory locomotion ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Atelidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atelinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parvorder | Platyrrhini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | single offspring per birth ⓘ |
| socialStructure | fission–fusion society ⓘ |
| subfamily | Atelinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suborder | Haplorhini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| usesTailFor |
grasping branches
ⓘ
support during locomotion ⓘ |
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