Neotropical Primates

Neotropical Primates describes and illustrates the species and subspecies of primates from South America, Central America, and Mexico. This region boasts the highest number of primate taxa globally, with 217 species and subspecies in 24 genera across five families.

Highlighted Features

• Easy-to-use format, ideal for fieldwork.
• Allows quick identification of species present in the 21 countries of the Neotropical region with wild primate populations.
• Covers all primate species and subspecies naturally occurring in the Neotropics, as well as three African species introduced and now feral on some Caribbean islands, including Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, Grenada, Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten, and Anguilla.
• Each species entry includes scientific and common names in English, as well as names in Portuguese, Spanish, French (for species in French Guiana), and Sranan Tongo (for species in Suriname).
• Provides conservation status according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
• Key details about habitats, geographic distribution, brief descriptive notes, and, where available, altitudinal range.
• Each species account is accompanied by one or more illustrations and a distribution map.
• Includes a complete checklist, allowing users to mark the species they have observed on their personal life list.
• Species and subspecies of primates inhabiting the Neotropical region.
• Comprehensive guide with distribution maps and details on introduced species.
• Information on conservation status and geographic distribution of the species.