Ateles geoffroyi ssp. ornatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PRIMATES |
ATELIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Ateles geoffroyi ssp. ornatus |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
Gray, 1870 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Ornate Spider Monkey |
| Spanish |
– |
Mono Araña |
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Groves (2001, 2005) placed A. geoffroyi panamensis Kellogg and Goldman, 1944, as a junior synonym of A. geoffroyi ornatus. The taxonomy and distributions of Ateles geoffroyi and Ateles fusciceps are reviewed by Rylands et al. (2006). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
A4c
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
Cuarón, A.D., Morales, A., Shedden, A., Rodríguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P.C. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
Justification:
This subspecies is listed as Endangered due to an estimated past and projected future decline in population size expected to exceed 50% in 3 generations (45 years), mainly as a result of habitat loss (e.g., Sánchez-Azofeifa et al. 2001).
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| History: |
| 2003 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN 2003)
|
| 2000 |
– |
Vulnerable
|
| 1996 |
– |
Vulnerable
|
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Geographic Range
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| Countries: |
Native:
Costa Rica (Costa Rica (main island)); Nicaragua (Nicaragua (mainland)); Panama
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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