Central American Monkey Species
| Latin Name | Common Name | Family | Average Size - Male | Average Size - Female | Conservation Status | Range | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alouatta coibensis | Coiba Island howler | Atelidae | 07150 !7.150 kg (15.76 lb) | 05350 !5.350 kg (11.79 lb) | 3 !
Vulnerable |
Panama | |
| Alouatta palliata | Mantled howler | Atelidae | 07150 !7.150 kg (15.76 lb) | 05350 !5.350 kg (11.79 lb) | 1 !
Least Concern |
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico | |
| Alouatta pigra | Guatemalan black howler | Atelidae | 11352 !11.352 kg (25.03 lb) | 06434 !6.434 kg (14.18 lb) | 4 !
Endangered |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico | |
| Aotus zonalis | Panamanian night monkey | Aotidae | 00889 !0.889 kg (1.96 lb) | 00916 !0.916 kg (2.02 lb) | 0 !
Data Deficient |
Panama, Colombia | |
| Ateles fusciceps | Black-headed spider monkey | Atelidae | 08890 !8.890 kg (19.60 lb) | 08800 !8.800 kg (19.40 lb) | 5 !
Critically Endangered |
Panama, Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Ateles geoffroyi | Geoffroy's spider monkey | Atelidae | 08210 !8.210 kg (18.10 lb) | 07700 !7.700 kg (16.98 lb) | 4 !
Endangered |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Mexico | |
| Cebus capucinus | White-headed capuchin | Cebidae | 03668 !3.668 kg (8.09 lb) | 02666 !2.666 kg (5.88 lb) | 1 !
Least Concern |
Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Saguinus geoffroyi | Geoffroy's tamarin | Callitrichidae | 00486 !0.486 kg (1.07 lb) | 00507 !0.507 kg (1.12 lb) | 1 !
Least Concern |
Panama, Colombia | |
| Saimiri oerstedii | Central American squirrel monkey | Cebidae | 00829 !0.829 kg (1.83 lb) | 00695 !0.695 kg (1.53 lb) | 2 !
Vulnerable |
Costa Rica, Panama |
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