Azuero spider monkey
| Azuero spider monkey | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Genus: | Ateles |
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| Subspecies: | A. g. azuerensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Ateles geoffroyi azuerensis Bole, 1937
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The Azuero spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi azuerensis) is a possible
Ateles geoffroyi panamensis with a range spanning from Costa Rica to Darién excluding the Azuero, Ateles geoffroyi fusciceps, with a range spanning Panamá and Colón provinces, and Ateles geoffroyi azuerensis, the Azuero spider monkey, whose range encompasses only the Azuero Peninsula.[2]
Foraging habits
Although no published research pertaining specifically to the eating habits of the Azuero spider monkey exists, spider monkeys in general are
plant species that are rarely dispersed by other species.[5] In addition to the primary influence of fruit availability, the location of water resources, sleeping sites, climatic extremes, and patrolling of range boundaries are all factors that influence spider monkey species ranges.[4] Published research on other spider monkey subspecies suggests that their home range requires anywhere from 95-390 ha in continuous forest.[4]
These numbers remain unconfirmed for the Azuero spider monkey subspecies.
Threats to survival
Due to the highly reduced and fragmented nature of the
tropical dry forest habitat that originally covered nearly the entire Azuero peninsula, forest remnants large enough to support Azuero spider monkey populations are rare. This deforestation and the hunting
of individuals make up the two most influential factors threatening the survival of Azuero spider monkey populations.
Research
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has provided funding for research on the Azuero spider monkey. This research is looking into aspects of what the Azuero spider monkey eats, what constitutes a corridor, and how spider monkeys are key indicators of forest health.[6]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ISSN 2415-0940.
- ^ Di Fiore, A.; Link, A.; Dew, J.L. (2008). "Diets of wild spider monkeys". In Campbell, CJ (ed.). Spider monkeys: behavior, ecology and evolution of the genus Ateles. pp. 81–137.
- ^ a b c Wallace, R.B. (2008). "Factors influencing spider monkey habitat use and ranging patterns". In Campbell, CJ (ed.). Spider Monkeys: Behavior, Ecology and Evolution of the Genus Ateles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 138–154.
- ^ Dew, J.L. (2008). "Spider monkeys as seed dispersers". In Campbell CJ (ed.). Spider monkeys: behavior, ecology and evolution of the genus Ateles. pp. 155–182.
- ^ "Azuero Spider Monkey Conservation Case Study". the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.