Woolly monkey
Genus of New World monkeys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The woolly monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae.[1]
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Woolly monkeys | |
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Lagothrix lagothricha | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Atelidae |
Subfamily: | Atelinae |
Genus: | Lagothrix É. Geoffroy, 1812 |
Type species | |
Lagothrix humboldtii [1] É. Geoffroy, 1812 | |
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Both species in this genus originate from the rainforests of South America. They have prehensile tails and live in relatively large social groups.