Mexican Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus Gray 1866

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Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus (Mexican Spider Monkey) is a subspecies of primates in the family atelid monkeys. They are listed as endangered by IUCN. They are omnivores. Individuals can grow to 1530 mm. Reproduction is viviparous.

EOL has data for 21 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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auditory system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0016490
- Definition: the sensory system for the sense of hearing
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otoliths
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q591800
- Definition: Inner-ear structure in vertebrates which detects acceleration and may detect acoustic signals
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Body length, nose to tail
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000078
- Definition: The distance between the tip of the nose to the very end of the appendage extending from the end of the trunk of an organism
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1080 mm
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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marsh
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000035
- Definition: A wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water.
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hind tarsus length
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/HindTarsusLength
- Definition: The hind foot length, from heel to toe.
- Attribution: Darrin Lunde
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175 mm
locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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plantigrade
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1146374
- Definition: walking with the toes and metatarsals flat on the ground
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outer ear length
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OuterEarLength
- Definition: External ear (pinna) length is a standard measurement in mammalogy, usually measured in a living mammal or a fresh mammal carcass. External ear length is measured from the base of the notch at the bottom of the ear to the apex (highest point) of the ear.
- Comment: syn. ear length, ear notch length, external ear (pinna) length
- Attribution: Kristofer Helgen
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23 mm
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Decreasing
tail length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0002758
- Definition: The distance from point to point along the longest axis of the appendage at the caudal end of the vertebral column.
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675 mm
type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK
visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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corneal eyes
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/corneal_eyes
- Definition: Because of the difference in refractive index between air and water (or corneal tissue), a curved cornea is an image-forming lens in its own right. Its focal length is determined by the radius of curvature of the cornea. Many corneal eyes (eg: in land vertebrates) also have lenses, but the lens is flattened and weakened compared with an aquatic lens; most of the refractive power is provided by the cornea. Corneal eyes cannot focus in aquatic habitat.
- Attribution: https://www.britannica.com/science/photoreception/Single-chambered-eyes#ref278820
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Mexican spider monkey. View this species on GBIF

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