I know that before a species is classified there is usually another local name for it. Can anyone help me?
2006-07-21 04:05:43 · 3 answers · asked by darkemoregan 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'm looking for what the locals would call it. Not for the scientific name. Thanks.
2006-07-21 04:22:58 · update #1
I'm looking for the portugese name.
2006-07-21 05:16:35 · update #2
There are dozens of different native languages spoken in the spider monkey's range. Do you have a particular one in mind? They all have different words for "spider monkey"
EDIT: Well, then, the Portuguese name isn't the native name. It's the invaders' name. I don't have a Portuguese dictionary, sorry.
2006-07-21 05:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientific name: Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae (new world monkeys)
Subfamily: Atelinae
Genus: Ateles
Species: Geoffroyi (Black Handed Spider Monkey)
Subspecies: geoffroyi (Geoffroy's Spider Monkey)
2006-07-21 04:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by mom2all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This link should anser your question:
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/spider_monkey.htm
I hope this helps.
2006-07-21 04:13:32 · answer #3 · answered by thor1014 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋