Ateles fusciceps ssp. fusciceps
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PRIMATES |
ATELIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Ateles fusciceps ssp. fusciceps
|
| Species Authority: |
Gray, 1866 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Brown-headed Spider Monkey |
| French |
– |
Atèle À Tête Brune |
| Spanish |
– |
Mono Araña De Cabeza Marrón |
|
| Synonym/s: |
Ateles geoffroyi subspecies fusciceps Gray, 1866
|
| Taxonomic Notes: |
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: |
Critically Endangered
A2cd
ver 3.1
|
| Year Published: |
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) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
This subspecies is listed as Critically Endangered as it is estimated that more than an 80% population decline has occurred over the past 45 years (based on a generation time of 15 years), given extensive habitat loss due to deforestation and current hunting pressure.
|
| History: |
| 2000 |
– |
Critically Endangered
|
| 1996 |
– |
Critically Endangered
|
| 1996 |
– |
Critically Endangered
(Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
|
| 1996 |
– |
Critically Endangered
|
| 1994 |
– |
Vulnerable
(Groombridge 1994)
|
| 1990 |
– |
Vulnerable
(IUCN 1990)
|
| 1988 |
– |
Indeterminate
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
|
| 1986 |
– |
Indeterminate
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
|
| 1982 |
– |
Indeterminate
(Thornback and Jenkins 1982)
|
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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