- Woolly monkey
Taxobox
name = Woolly monkeysMSW3 Groves|pages=151-152]
image_width = 220px
image_caption =Brown Woolly Monkey ("Lagothrix lagotricha")
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Primate s
familia =Atelidae
subfamilia =Atelinae
genus = "Lagothrix"
genus_authority = É. Geoffroy, 1812
type_species = "Simia lagotricha"
type_species_authority = Humboldt, 1812
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = "Lagothrix lagotricha" "Lagothrix cana" "Lagothrix lugens" "Lagothrix poeppigii"The woolly monkeys are the
genus "Lagothrix" ofNew World monkeys , usually placed in the familyAtelidae .There are four species of woolly monkey. All originate from the
rainforest s ofSouth America . They have aprehensile tail and live in relatively large social groups.One species of woolly monkey, the
Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey , has recently been placed in the genus "Oreonax ".Species list
*
Brown Woolly Monkey , "Lagothrix lagotricha"
*Gray Woolly Monkey , "Lagothrix cana"
** "Lagothrix cana cana "
** "Lagothrix cana tschudii "
*Colombian Woolly Monkey , "Lagothrix lugens"
*Silvery Woolly Monkey , "Lagothrix poeppigii"References
External links
* [http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/links/lagothrix Primate Info Net "Lagothrix" Factsheets]
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