Atelinae

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:	Atelinae Gray, 1825
Genera
Ateles Brachyteles †Caipora Lagothrix †Protopithecus †Solimoea †Stirtonia

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.

Atelines live on the

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.

Classification

Extant taxa

• 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

• Subfamily Atelinae
  • Genus Stirtonia
    • Stirtonia tatacoensis
    • Stirtonia victoriae
  • Genus Protopithecus
    • Protopithecus brasiliensis
  • Genus
    Caipora
    • Caipora bambuiorum
  • Genus Solimoea
    • Solimoea acrensis

References

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