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Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mantled Howler MonkeyAlouatta palliata
Yucatán Black Howler MonkeyAlouatta pigra
Long-haired Spider MonkeyAteles belzebuth
Central American Squirrel MonkeySaimiri oerstedii
Brown-headed Spider MonkeyAteles fusciceps
Central American White-faced CapuchinCebus imitator
Black-faced Black Spider MonkeyAteles chamek
Black-striped CapuchinSapajus libidinosus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 2,309 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,947 |
| Quintana Roo | 1,053 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 716 |
| Guatemala | 706 |
| Petén | 688 |
| Provincia Alajuela | 573 |
| Provincia Limón | 413 |
| Campeche | 391 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 320 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Primates · Primates |
| Family | Spider, Howler, and Woolly Monkeys · Atelidae |
| Genus | Spider Monkeys · Ateles |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Central American Spider Monkey with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.