Atelines live on the American continent from southern Mexico through central Brazil and Bolivia. Diurnal and arboreal, they move speedily and acrobatically through the trees using their tails. Atelines, along with the related howler monkeys, are the largest of the New World monkeys. They live in groups, show amicable intergroup relations, and can coalesce into large aggregations for extended periods of time.[2]
Atelines are frugivore-folivores, their diet consisting primarily of fruits, seeds and leaves,[2][3] with Ateles being the most frugivorous, fruits comprising over 80% of their diet.[2] Those species relying most heavily on patchily distributed fruit trees have the largest ranges.[2] These animals are characterized by a slow reproduction rate: females only bear young once every two to four years. Many species are hunted for their meat, and the destruction of their habitat likewise endangers them;[2] the spider monkey already stands at the edge of extermination.
^Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 150–152. ISBN0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
^ abcdefRobinson, John G.; Janson, Charles H. (1987), "Capuchins, Squirrel Monkeys and Atelines: Socioecological Convergence with Old World Primates", in Smuts, B.B.; Cheney, D.L.; Seyfarth, R.M.; Wrangham, R.W.; Struhsaker, T.T. (eds.), Primate Societies, Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, pp. 69–82, ISBN0-226-76715-9
^Rosenberger, Alfred L. (1987), "Evolution of New World Monkeys", in Steve Jones; Martin, Robert D.; Pilbeam, David R. (eds.), The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 209–216, ISBN0-521-46786-1
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atelinae, subfamily, world, monkeys, family, atelidae, includes, various, spider, woolly, monkeys, primary, distinguishing, feature, atelines, their, long, prehensile, tails, which, support, their, entire, body, weight, temporal, range, middle, miocene, presen. The Atelinae are a subfamily of New World monkeys in the family Atelidae and includes the various spider and woolly monkeys 2 The primary distinguishing feature of the atelines is their long prehensile tails which can support their entire body weight Atelinae 1 Temporal range Middle Miocene to present Black headed spider monkey Ateles fusciceps Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Primates Suborder Haplorhini Infraorder Simiiformes Family Atelidae Subfamily AtelinaeGray 1825 Genera Ateles Brachyteles Caipora Lagothrix Protopithecus Solimoea Stirtonia Atelines live on the American continent from southern Mexico through central Brazil and Bolivia Diurnal and arboreal they move speedily and acrobatically through the trees using their tails Atelines along with the related howler monkeys are the largest of the New World monkeys They live in groups show amicable intergroup relations and can coalesce into large aggregations for extended periods of time 2 Atelines are frugivore folivores their diet consisting primarily of fruits seeds and leaves 2 3 with Ateles being the most frugivorous fruits comprising over 80 of their diet 2 Those species relying most heavily on patchily distributed fruit trees have the largest ranges 2 These animals are characterized by a slow reproduction rate females only bear young once every two to four years Many species are hunted for their meat and the destruction of their habitat likewise endangers them 2 the spider monkey already stands at the edge of extermination Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Extant taxa 1 2 Prehistoric taxa 2 ReferencesClassification editExtant taxa edit Family Atelidae howler spider and woolly monkeys Subfamily Alouattinae Subfamily Atelinae Genus Ateles spider monkeys Genus Brachyteles muriquis woolly spider monkeys Genus Lagothrix woolly monkeys Prehistoric taxa edit Subfamily Atelinae Genus Stirtonia Stirtonia tatacoensis Stirtonia victoriae Genus Protopithecus Protopithecus brasiliensis Genus Caipora Caipora bambuiorum Genus Solimoea Solimoea acrensisReferences edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Atelinae Groves C P 2005 Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press pp 150 152 ISBN 0 801 88221 4 OCLC 62265494 a b c d e f Robinson John G Janson Charles H 1987 Capuchins Squirrel Monkeys and Atelines Socioecological Convergence with Old World Primates in Smuts B B Cheney D L Seyfarth R M Wrangham R W Struhsaker T T eds Primate Societies Chicago amp London University of Chicago Press pp 69 82 ISBN 0 226 76715 9 Rosenberger Alfred L 1987 Evolution of New World Monkeys in Steve Jones Martin Robert D Pilbeam David R eds The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 209 216 ISBN 0 521 46786 1 nbsp This New World monkey related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atelinae amp oldid 1120897618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
