Lagothrix lagothricha

(von Humboldt, 1812)

Common Woolly Monkey

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Platyrrhini
Family : Atelidae
Subfamily : Atelinae
Genus : Lagothrix

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Humboldt, A. von. 1812-08-07. Tableau synoptique des singes de l'Amérique. Pp. 353–363 in Humboldt, A. von and Bonpland, A. (eds.). Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée, faites dans l'Océan atlantique, dans l'intérieur du nouveau continent et dans la mer du sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803. Premier volume. F. Schoell, Paris, 368 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186545

Original name as described

Simia lagothricha

Other common names

Humboldt's Woolly Monkey · Brown Woolly Monkey · Colombian Woolly Monkey

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Colombia, Río Guaviare, above the mouth of the Río Amanaveni, Guainía.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

includes lugens, cana, and poeppigii

Taxonomy notes citation

Ruiz-García, M., Pinedo-Castro, M., & Shostell, J. M. (2014). How many genera and species of woolly monkeys (Atelidae, Platyrrhine, Primates) are there? The first molecular analysis of Lagothrix flavicauda, an endemic Peruvian primate species. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 79, 179-198.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000777

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lagothrix canus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812

Family

Atelidae

Root name

cana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499301

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1812:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17666)
  2. Ranzani (1820:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27804539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69437)
  3. Desmarest (1821:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  4. Schinz (1821:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528884) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  5. Lesson (1827:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1829:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24379919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60228)
  7. Tschudi (1844:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)

Lagothrix humboldtii

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812

Family

Atelidae

Root name

humboldtii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499301

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1812:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17666)
  2. Ranzani (1820:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27804539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69437)
  3. Desmarest (1821:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  4. Schinz (1821:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  5. Lesson (1827:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Gray (1828:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57412)
  7. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1829:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24379919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60228)
  8. Blyth (1840:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  9. Wallace (1854:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67136)
  10. Murray (1866:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  11. Gray (1871:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
  12. Martínez (1873:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14431632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67333)
  13. Schlegel (1876:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
  14. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia cana

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in von Humboldt, 1812)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

cana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2007-1485 (= MNHN ? 405) (= MNHN ? 537) (= MNHN type 76)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2007-1485

Authority page

354

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186545

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Humboldt (1812:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50714)
  2. Griffith (1821:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68343)

Lagothrix Humboldti

von Humboldt, 1812

Family

Atelidae

Root name

humboldti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

354

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186545

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Humboldt (1812:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50714)

Simia lagothricha

(von Humboldt, 1812)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

lagothricha

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

354

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186545

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Humboldt (1812:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50714)

Simia lagotricha

(von Humboldt, 1812)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

lagotricha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

322

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186511

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Humboldt (1812:322, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69540)

Simia Lagothrix

(Griffith, 1821)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

lagothrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

78

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Griffith (1821:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68343)

Gastrimargus infumatus

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

infumata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 188, ZSM 194

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826930

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Spix (1823:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38733)
  2. Schinz (1825:262, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gastrimargus olivaceus

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

olivacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 32, ZSM 91, ZSM 206

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826928

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Spix (1823:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38733)
  2. Schinz (1825:261, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix infumatus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1829

Family

Atelidae

Root name

infumata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24379919

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1829:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24379919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60228)
  2. Gray (1871:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)

Cebus canus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

cana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Cebus lagothrix

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

lagothrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling · unjustified_emendation

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Lagothrix capparo

Lesson, 1840

Family

Atelidae

Root name

capparo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358316

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lagothrix Pöppigii

H. R. Schinz, 1844

Family

Atelidae

Root name

poeppigii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

  1. Schlegel (1876:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Lagothrix Humboldti

von Tschudi, 1844

Family

Atelidae

Root name

humboldti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089019

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Tschudi (1844:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  2. Sclater (1872:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)

Lagothrix Castelnaui

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Deville, 1848

Family

Atelidae

Root name

castelnaui

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1847-1638

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1847-1638

Authority page

498

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2804958

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Jiménez de la Espada (1870:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69139)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Logothrix infumata

Schmarda, 1853

Family

Atelidae

Root name

infumata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

558

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Schmarda (1853:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)

Logothrix olivacea

Schmarda, 1853

Family

Atelidae

Root name

olivacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

558

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Schmarda (1853:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)

Lagothrix Geoffroyi

Pucheran, 1857

Family

Atelidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1851-587

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1851-587

Authority page

297

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13712433

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix Tschudii

Pucheran, 1857

Family

Atelidae

Root name

tschudii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2007-1484

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2007-1484

Authority page

296

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13712432

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Lagothrix cana

Schlegel, 1876

Family

Atelidae

Root name

cana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895227

Authority publication

Muséum d'histoire naturelle des Pays-Bas

Name usages

  1. Schlegel (1876:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
  2. Elliot (1913:liv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Macaco barriga

(von Pelzeln, 1883)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

barrigo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423257

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix lagotrica

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Atelidae

Root name

lagotrica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404679

Authority publication

Berlin

Alouata nigra

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

227

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix lugens

D. G. Elliot, 1907

Family

Atelidae

Root name

lugens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1890.2.22.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1a6eed2f-01ba-47b9-a01d-374e66ddced4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/accff7be-9ca2-43e7-bff1-ac2bad1bca1a

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254061

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Elliot (1913:liv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix thomasi

D. G. Elliot, 1909

Family

Atelidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.6.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6e3ccfc5-9f3b-40d1-9e03-f971334e14af https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de6542b4-3236-4f19-9b06-52bfe708ee25

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097624

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Elliot (1913:liv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix ubericola

D. G. Elliot, 1909

Family

Atelidae

Root name

ubericola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.9.1.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/259ee963-4787-43bf-8c35-dd9643a98084 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/99091913-c8aa-42ad-8fd0-5aabba4633bb

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097625

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Elliot (1913:liv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix infumata

D. G. Elliot, 1913

Family

Atelidae

Root name

infumata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

liv

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Elliot (1913:liv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  2. Osgood (1914:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)

Lagothrix lagotricha

D. G. Elliot, 1913

Family

Atelidae

Root name

lagotricha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

liv

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Elliot (1913:liv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
  2. Tate (1939:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
  3. Sanborn (1953:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41452)
  4. Groves (1993:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69008)
  5. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Lagothrix caroarensis

Lönnberg, 1931

Family

Atelidae

Root name

caroarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix puruensis

Lönnberg, 1940

Family

Atelidae

Root name

puruensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix lagothricha

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Atelidae

Root name

lagothricha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/160881218/254036136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lagothrix cana cana

Groves, 2005

Family

Atelidae

Root name

cana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

caparro

Groves, 2005

Family

Atelidae

Root name

caparro

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

152

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lagothrix cana tschudii

Groves, 2005

Family

Atelidae

Root name

tschudii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Lagothrix lugens defleri

Mantilla-Meluk, 2013

Family

Atelidae

Root name

defleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:87775

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=92985747-8960-4258-a672-143f16963074

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Primate Conservation

Lagothrix lugens sapiens

Mantilla-Meluk, 2013

Family

Atelidae

Root name

sapiens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:70601

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=2e32cacf-b0a5-49e2-b553-70eb553fe6db

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Primate Conservation

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