List of Central American monkey species

At least seven

Geoffroy's tamarin is the smallest Central American monkey, with an average size of about 0.5 kilograms (1.1 lb).^[12] The Central American squirrel monkey and Panamanian night monkey are almost as small, with average sizes of less than 1.0 kilogram (2.2 lb).^[13][14] The Yucatán black howler has the largest males, which average over 11 kilograms (24 lb).^[15] The spider monkey species have the next largest males, which average over 8 kilograms (18 lb).^[15][16]

One Central American monkey, the black-headed spider monkey, is considered to be

Monkey watching is a popular tourist activity in parts of Central America.[18]^[19] In Costa Rica, popular areas to view monkeys include Corcovado National Park, Manuel Antonio National Park, Santa Rosa National Park Guanacaste National Park and Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve.^[19] Corcovado National Park is the only park in Costa Rica in which all the country's four monkey species can be seen.^[20] The more accessible Manuel Antonio National Park is the only other park in Costa Rica in which the Central American squirrel monkey is found, and the Panamanian white-faced capuchin and mantled howler are also commonly seen there.^[19][21][22] Within Panama, areas to view monkeys include Darién National Park, Soberanía National Park and a number of islands on Gatun Lake including Barro Colorado Island.^[19][23][24] In addition, Geoffroy's tamarin can be seen in Metropolitan Natural Park within Panama City.^[19][25] In Belize, the easily explored Community Baboon Sanctuary was established specifically for the preservation of the Yucatán black howler and now contains more than 1000 monkeys.^[26][27]

Key

Central American monkey species

Latin Name	Common Name	Family	Average Size - Male	Average Size - Female	Conservation Status	Range	References
Alouatta coibensis[a]	Coiba Island howler	Atelidae	7.150 kg (15.76 lb)	5.350 kg (11.79 lb)	Vulnerable	Panama	[7][15]
Alouatta palliata	Mantled howler	Atelidae	7.150 kg (15.76 lb)	5.350 kg (11.79 lb)	Least Concern	Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico	[5][15]
Alouatta pigra	Yucatán black howler	Atelidae	11.352 kg (25.03 lb)	6.434 kg (14.18 lb)	Endangered	Belize, Guatemala, Mexico	[15][17]
Aotus zonalis[b]	Panamanian night monkey	Aotidae	0.889 kg (1.96 lb)	0.916 kg (2.02 lb)	Data Deficient	Panama, Colombia	[9][14]
Ateles fusciceps[c]	Black-headed spider monkey	Atelidae	8.890 kg (19.60 lb)	8.800 kg (19.40 lb)	Critically Endangered	Panama, Colombia, Ecuador	[8][16]
Ateles geoffroyi	Geoffroy's spider monkey	Atelidae	8.210 kg (18.10 lb)	7.700 kg (16.98 lb)	Endangered	Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Mexico	[4][15]
Cebus capucinus[d]	Colombian white-faced capuchin	Cebidae	3.668 kg (8.09 lb)	2.666 kg (5.88 lb)	Least Concern	Panama, Colombia, Ecuador	[3][6][13]
Cebus imitator	Panamanian white-faced capuchin	Cebidae	3.668 kg (8.09 lb)	2.666 kg (5.88 lb)	Least Concern	Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama	[3][6][13]
Saguinus geoffroyi	Geoffroy's tamarin	Callitrichidae	0.486 kg (1.07 lb)	0.507 kg (1.12 lb)	Least Concern	Panama, Colombia	[10][12]
Saimiri oerstedii	Central American squirrel monkey	Cebidae	0.829 kg (1.83 lb)	0.695 kg (1.53 lb)	Vulnerable	Costa Rica, Panama	[11][13]

Footnotes

• Alouatta palliata.^[7]
  Sizes given are for Alouatta palliata.
• Aotus lemurinus, in which case its trinomial name is Aotus lemurinus zonalis.^[28]
• Ateles geoffroyi.^[2]
• Cebus imitator. Sizes given are for Cebus imitator.^[3]

• Lists of mammals by region

References