atelids
atelidae latin

A common misconception is that lemurs have a prehensile tail, a trait found only in New World monkeys, particularly atelids, among primates.

Atelids are generally larger monkeys; the family includes the howler, spider, woolly and woolly spider monkeys (the latter being the largest of the New World monkeys).

The only primate family with fully prehensile tails are the New World atelids, including the howler, spider, woolly spider and woolly monkeys (New World capuchins have partially prehensile tails).

Formerly they were included in the family Atelidae.

They move through the trees using their large prehensile tails, which is a common trait seen in the family Atelidae.

Family Atelidae: howler, spider, and woolly monkeys (24 species)

Previously classified in the family Cebidae, they are now placed in the family Atelidae.

The woolly monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae.

All howler monkeys belong to the family Atelidae and the infraorder Platyrrhini (New World monkeys).

Atelinae is a subfamily of New World monkeys in the family Atelidae, and includes the various spider and woolly monkeys.

Spider Monkeys, Muriquis, and Howler and Woolly Monkeys (Atelidae)

The mantled howler belongs to the New World monkey family Atelidae, the family that contains the howler monkeys, spider monkeys, woolly monkeys and muriquis.

Many New World monkeys in the family Atelidae, which includes howler monkeys, spider monkeys and woolly monkeys, have grasping tails often with a bare tactile pad.

New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.

For a few recent years, marmosets, tamarins, and lion tamarins were placed as a subfamily (Callitrichinae) in Cebidae, while moving other genera from Cebidae into the families Aotidae, Pitheciidae and Atelidae.