Atelidae

primate family

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classification of monkeys

  • howler monkey
    In howler monkey

    …of several within the family Atelidae, which also includes woolly monkeys, spider monkeys, and woolly spider monkeys. All are found only in the Western Hemisphere.

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  • species of apes
    In primate: Classification

    Family Atelidae (spider, woolly, woolly spider, and howler monkeys) 4 genera, about 19 species from South America north to Mexico. 3 fossil species in 2 genera dating from the Early Miocene to Holocene. Catarrhini (Old

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