VENEZUELAN RED HOWLER MONKEY (Alouatta seniculus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
GEOFFROY'S SPIDER MONKEY (Ateles geoffroyi): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
COLOMBIAN WOOLLY MONKEY (Lagothrix lugens): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
Atelids are found in Mexico, all of Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama), and South America (including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela).
HABITAT
Howler monkeys and muriquis inhabit secondary forests with open canopies. Spider and woolly monkeys prefer full-canopied primary forests, although spider monkeys are also found in semideciduous and secondary forests.
DIET
Howler monkeys prefer leaves, while other atelids favor ripe fruits. All diets are supplemented with flowers, seeds, and insects.
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