Ateles geoffroyi ssp. frontatus

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Taxonomy

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Primates	Atelidae

Scientific Name:

Ateles geoffroyi ssp. frontatus

Species Authority:

(Gray, 1842)

Parent Species:

See Ateles geoffroyi

Common Name(s):

English	–	Black-browed Spider Monkey, Red-bellied Spider Monkey
French	–	Atèle Du Costa Rica, Singe-araignée Aux Mains Noires, Singe Araignée Du Panama
Spanish	–	Mono Araña, Mono Araña Maninegro

Taxonomic Notes:

The taxonomy and distributions of Ateles geoffroyi and Ateles fusciceps are reviewed by Rylands et al. (2006).

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable A2c ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Date Assessed:	2008-06-30
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 Vulnerable as although it remains distributed in areas of relatively intact habitat in parts of its range, it is estimated to have undergone a decline exceeding 30% over the past 45 years (three generations) as a result of habitat loss.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2003 – Least Concern (LC) Download assessment 2000 – Vulnerable (VU) Download assessment 1996 – Vulnerable (VU) Download assessment

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Costa Rica (Costa Rica (mainland)); Nicaragua (Nicaragua (mainland))

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Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Citation:	Cuarón, A.D., Morales, A., Shedden, A., Rodríguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. Ateles geoffroyi ssp. frontatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T2280A9387781. . Downloaded on 12 July 2017.
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