Atelidae
Black-and-gold Howler Monkey
Alouatta caraya (Humboldt, 1812)
Alouatta caraya, the black howler, is a large sexually dimorphic New World monkey currently classified as Near Threatened.
Mantled Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata (Gray, 1849)
Alouatta palliata, the mantled howler, is a folivorous New World howler monkey native to Central and South America.
Bolivian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta sara Elliot, 1910
Alouatta sara, the Bolivian red howler, is a neotropical South American atelid monkey with a prehensile tail that feeds primarily on leaves.
Yucatán Black Howler Monkey
Alouatta pigra Lawrence, 1933
Alouatta pigra, the Yucatán black howler, is a large folivorous New World monkey native to Central America.
Red-handed Howler Monkey
Alouatta belzebul (Linnaeus, 1766)
Alouatta belzebul, the red-handed howler, is a sexually dimorphic New World monkey found in South America's Amazon and Atlantic forests.
Brown Howler Monkey
Alouatta guariba (Humboldt, 1812)
The brown howler is a variable-colored New World howler monkey native to Atlantic forests of South America.
Guianan Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta macconnelli Elliot, 1910
The Guyanan red howler (Alouatta macconnelli) is a New World howler monkey native to northeastern South America.
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Alouatta seniculus is a small sexually dimorphic arboreal New World primate with distinct reproductive behavior.
Common Woolly Monkey
Lagothrix lagothricha (Humboldt, 1812)
Lagothrix lagothricha, the common woolly monkey, is a large diurnal South American upper Amazon basin primate.
Southern Muriqui
Brachyteles arachnoides (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)
Brachyteles arachnoides, the southern muriqui, is the largest New World monkey endemic to Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest.
Northern Muriqui
Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Kuhl, 1820)
Northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is an arboreal South American monkey with unique morphological and reproductive traits.
White-bellied Spider Monkey
Ateles belzebuth É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806
The white-bellied spider monkey is an endangered New World monkey found in the northwestern Amazon.
White-cheeked Spider Monkey
Ateles marginatus É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
The white-cheeked spider monkey is an endangered endemic New World monkey of the Brazilian Amazon, an important seed disperser.
Guiana Spider Monkey
Ateles paniscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ateles paniscus, the red-faced spider monkey, is a rainforest canopy-dwelling primate found across northern South America.
Brown-headed Spider Monkey
Ateles fusciceps Gray, 1866
Ateles fusciceps, the black-headed spider monkey, is an endangered large New World monkey with two subspecies.
Black-faced Black Spider Monkey
Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812)
Ateles chamek, the Peruvian spider monkey, is an agile arboreal New World monkey found in parts of western Amazon South America.
Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820
Ateles geoffroyi (Geoffroy's spider monkey) is a large Central American New World monkey with distinctive physical and reproductive traits.
Long-haired spider monkey
Ateles hybridus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1829
Ateles hybridus, the brown spider monkey, is a large arboreal New World primate found in northern South America.
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