Colombian woolly monkey
The Colombian woolly monkey (Lagothrix lugens) is a critically endangered species of woolly monkey from Colombia. Among all atelinae primates, Colombian woolly monkeys exhibit the most sexual dimorphism in body size. Males are about forty-five percent heavier than their female counterparts.[3] However, the cause of this dimorphism remains an enigma as there are no apparent female choice in favor of larger males. In fact, mating amongst Colombian woolly monkeys is promiscuous in that all adult and subadult males in a group mate with each female in estrous, and male-male rivalries in the context of mating are very rare.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Genus: | Lagothrix |
| Species: | L. lugens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lagothrix lugens Elliot, 1907 | |
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| Colombian woolly monkey range | |
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Colombian Woolly Monkey. |
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 152. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Stevenson, P. & Link, A. (2008). "Lagothrix lugens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T39926A10289596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T39926A10289596.en.
- Stevenson, P. R. (2006). Activity and ranging patterns of Colombian woolly monkeys in north-western Amazonia. Primates, 47(3), 239–247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-005-0172-6
- Stevenson, P. R. (2006). Activity and ranging patterns of Colombian woolly monkeys in north-western Amazonia. Primates, 47(3), 239–247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-005-0172-6
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