Ateles paniscus Linnaeus 1758 (red-faced spider monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Atelidae

Alternative combination: Simia paniscus

Synonym: Ateles ater Cuvier 1823

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Ateles according to C. M. Meireles et al. 1999

See also Bradley 1904, Kellogg and Goldman 1944, Linnaeus 1758, Owen 1853, Thomas 1911 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Ateles belzebuth, Ateles chamek, Ateles fusciceps, Ateles geoffroyi, Ateles hybridus, Ateles marginatus

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Peru (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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