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    At least seven monkey species are native to Central America. An eighth species, the Coiba Island howler (Alouatta coibensis) is often recognized, but...
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    The Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii), also known as the red-backed squirrel monkey, is a squirrel monkey species from the Pacific coast...
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    Four species of monkey are native to the forests of Costa Rica, the Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii), the Panamanian white-faced capuchin...
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    South American squirrel monkeys were considered part of a single widespread species, and many zoologists considered the Central American squirrel monkey to...
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    At least six monkey species are native to Panama. A seventh species, the Coiba Island howler (Alouatta coibensis) is often recognized, but some authors...
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    and extinct monkeys, and any of the apes is distinctly closer related to the Cercopithecidae than the Platyrrhini are. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling...
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  • Thumbnail for Capuchin monkey
    range of capuchin monkeys includes some tropical forests in Central America and South America as far south as northern Argentina. In Central America, where...
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    spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), also known as the black-handed spider monkey or the Central American spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey, a type...
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    found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil. The genus consists of seven species, all of which are under threat;...
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    monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) is a subspecies of the blue monkey. It is an Old World monkey found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa...
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    New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae...
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  • Thumbnail for Black-crowned Central American squirrel monkey
    The black-crowned Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii oerstedii) is a subspecies of the Central American squirrel monkey. Its range is restricted...
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    ornate spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, native to...
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  • of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species is a list of invasive species compiled in 2000 from the Global Invasive Species Database, a database of invasive...
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    Sichuan golden hair monkey (四川金丝猴). It is also widely referred to as the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey. Of the three species of snub-nosed monkeys in China, the...
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  • Thumbnail for Allen's swamp monkey
    The Allen's swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) is a species of Old World monkey and the only member of the genus Allenopithecus. Phylogenetically...
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    commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, piñonero, pewen or Chilean pine, is an evergreen tree growing to a trunk diameter of 1–1.5 m (3.3–4...
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  • Thumbnail for Guianan squirrel monkey
    ranges, the squirrel monkey species most closely related to the Guianan squirrel monkey is the Central American squirrel monkey of Costa Rica and Panama...
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    Central American white-faced capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. Native to the forests of Central America...
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  • Thumbnail for Mexican spider monkey
    spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus), also known by its mayan name "Ma'ax", is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, and is one of the largest...
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  • Thumbnail for Common squirrel monkey
    Common squirrel monkey is the traditional common name for several small squirrel monkey species native to the tropical areas of South America. The term common...
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    central Amazon in Brazil. It largely resembles the female of the far more common Bolivian squirrel monkey, though the latter lacks the black central back...
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    Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae), also known as the southern night monkey, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia...
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  • Thumbnail for Black-headed spider monkey
    The black-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps) is a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and...
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  • Thumbnail for List of mammals of Central America
    list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Central America. Central America is usually defined as the southernmost extension of North America;...
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  • Thumbnail for Brown spider monkey
    brown spider monkey or variegated spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) is a critically endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from forests...
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  • Thumbnail for Common patas monkey
    common patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), also known as the hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa...
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  • Thumbnail for Grey-crowned Central American squirrel monkey
    The grey-crowned Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus) is a subspecies of the Central American squirrel monkey. Its range is restricted...
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    The Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek), also known as the black-faced black spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey that lives in Peru, as well...
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  • hooded spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi grisescens) is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, native to...
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