| Woolly monkeys | |
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| Lagothrix lagothricha | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Subfamily: | Atelinae |
| Genus: | Lagothrix É. Geoffroy, 1812 |
| Type species | |
| Lagothrix humboldtii [1] É. Geoffroy, 1812
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| Species | |
The woolly monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae.[1]
Both species in this genus originate from the rainforests of South America. They have prehensile tails and live in relatively large social groups.
- ^ a b 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. pp. 151–152. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.