Colombian Woolly Monkey

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iColombian Woolly Monkey
Conservation status
Vulnerable (VU)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Atelidae Genus: Lagothrix Species: L. lugens
Binomial name
Lagothrix lugens Elliot, 1907

Colombian Woolly Monkey, Lagothrix lugens, is a woolly monkey species from South America. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

[edit] References

• Defler & Rodríguez-M (2003). Lagothrix lugens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
• Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 152. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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