Ateles geoffroyi ssp. yucatanensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	ATELIDAE

Scientific Name:

Ateles geoffroyi ssp. yucatanensis

Species Authority:

Kellogg & Goldman, 1944

Common Name/s:

English	–	Yucatán Spider Monkey
Spanish	–	Chango, Mono Araña

Taxonomic Notes:

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

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered A4c ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Cuarón, A.D., Morales, A., Shedden, A., Rodriguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P.C.

Reviewer/s:

Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This subspecies is listed as Endangered due to an estimated past and projected future population decline well exceeding 50% over 3 generations (45 years), mainly due to ongoing habitat loss (see Velázquez and Estrada 2002).

History:

2003	–	Vulnerable (IUCN 2003)
2003	–	Vulnerable
2000	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Belize; Guatemala; Mexico
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Bibliography [top]

	Kellogg, R. and Goldman, E. A. 1944. Review of the spider monkeys. Proceedings of the United States Natural Museum 96: 1–45. Rylands, A. B., Groves, C. P., Mittermeier, R. A., Cortés-Ortiz, L. and Hines, J. J. 2006. Taxonomy and distributions of Mesoamerican primates. In: A. Estrada, P. Garber, M. Pavelka and L. Luecke (eds), New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates: Distribution, Ecology, Behavior and Conservation, pp. 29–79. Springer, New York, USA. Velazquez, L. C. and Estrada, A. 2003. Study of the population, behavior and the state of conservation of the black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) in the National Park of Palenque. Estacion de Biologia Los Tuxtlas del Ibunam, Foro de Primatologia: 7-8.

Kellogg, R. and Goldman, E. A. 1944. Review of the spider monkeys. Proceedings of the United States Natural Museum 96: 1–45.

Rylands, A. B., Groves, C. P., Mittermeier, R. A., Cortés-Ortiz, L. and Hines, J. J. 2006. Taxonomy and distributions of Mesoamerican primates. In: A. Estrada, P. Garber, M. Pavelka and L. Luecke (eds), New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates: Distribution, Ecology, Behavior and Conservation, pp. 29–79. Springer, New York, USA.

Velazquez, L. C. and Estrada, A. 2003. Study of the population, behavior and the state of conservation of the black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) in the National Park of Palenque. Estacion de Biologia Los Tuxtlas del Ibunam, Foro de Primatologia: 7-8.

Citation:	Cuarón, A.D., Morales, A., Shedden, A., Rodriguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. Ateles geoffroyi ssp. yucatanensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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