Taxonomy and Conservation Status
April 2007
Family Callitrichidae
| Saguinus geoffroyi | Geoffroy's tamarin | LC |
Family Cebidae
| Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus Saimiri oerstedii oerstedii |
Grey-crowned Cent. Am. squirrel monkey Black-crowned Cent. Am. squirrel monkey |
CR B1ab(i,ii,iii) EN B1ab(i,ii,iii) |
| Cebus capucinus capucinus Cebus capucinus imitator Cebus capucinus limitaneus |
White-faced capuchin Panamanian white-throated capuchin Honduran white-faced capuchin |
LC LC LC |
Family Aotidae
| Aotus zonalis | Panamanian night monkey | DD |
Family Atelidae
| Alouatta palliata aequatorialis Alouatta palliata coibensis Alouatta palliata mexicana Alouatta palliata palliata Alouatta palliata trabeata |
Ecuadorian mantled howling monkey Coiba Island howling monkey Mexican howling monkey Golden-mantled howling monkey Azuero howling monkey |
LC VU D2 CR A4c; B1ab(i,ii,iii) LC CR B1+2abcde, C2a |
| Alouatta pigra | Black howling monkey | EN A4c |
| Ateles fusciceps rufiventris | Colombian black spider monkey | VU A1c, B1+2c |
| Ateles geoffroyi azuerensis Ateles geoffroyi frontatus Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi Ateles geoffroyi grisescens Ateles geoffroyi ornatus Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis |
Azuero spider monkey Black-browed spider monkey Geoffroy’s spider monkey Hooded spider monkey Ornate spider monkey Mexican spider monkey Yucatán spider monkey |
CR B1+2abcde, C2a LC LC EN B1+2abcde, C2a EN A4C CR A4c VU A4c |
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Total Taxa: 21 |
Note: This is presented as a working taxonomy and is not definitive.
The conservation status of each species is based on assessment summaries provided by the IUCN Red List. The Red List website offers more information on the threat categories listed here.
References
Groves, C. P. 2001. Primate Taxonomy. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.
Rylands, A. B., Groves, C. P., Mittermeier, R. A., Cortés-Ortiz, L. and Hines, J. J. H. 2006. Taxonomy and distributions of Mesoamerican primates. In: New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates, A. Estrada, P. A. Garber, M. Pavelka and L. Luecke (eds.), pp.29-79.
