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Nicaraguan spider monkey

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Atelidae

Genus
  
Spider monkey

Order
  
Primate

Class
  
Mammalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Subspecies

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Spider monkey, Primate, Mexican spider monkey, Azuero spider monkey, Colombian spider monkey

The Nicaraguan spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi), is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America. It is native to Nicaragua and parts of Costa Rica closest to Nicaragua plus the Guanacaste peninsula. The population in Guanacaste and much of Nicaragua is sometimes considered to be a separate subspecies, A. g. frontatus. But other authorities consider A. g. frontatus to be a synonym of A. g. geoffroyi.

Its arms, thighs, back and chest are grayish or brownish. Its hands and feet are black. Its elbows, knees, lower arms and legs may or may not be black. It has a gold, yellow or buff abdomen and a black face with light eye rings.

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Nicaraguan spider monkey Wikipedia