Taxonomy and Conservation Status
April 2007
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 imitator | Panamanian white-faced capuchin | LC |
Family Aotidae
| Aotus zonalis (unconfirmed) | Panamanian night monkey | DD |
Family Atelidae
| Alouatta palliata palliata | Golden-mantled howling monkey | LC |
| Ateles geoffroyi frontatus Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi Ateles geoffroyi ornatus |
Black-browed spider monkey Geoffroy’s spider monkey Ornate spider monkey |
LC LC EN A4C |
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Total Taxa: 8 |
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.
