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. 2018 Sep 26;15(146):20180520. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0520

Table 1.

Extant sample.

species subfamily locomotion sex average body mass (g)a accession number museum/database
Alouatta caraya Alouattinae clamber/suspensory male 5375 AMNH211513 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Alouatta seniculus Alouattinae clamber/suspensory male 5950 AMNH23549 American Museum of Natural History
Aotus azarae Cebinae arboreal quadruped male 1205 AMNH211458 American Museum of Natural History
Aotus infulatus Cebinae arboreal quadruped female 1215 AMNH94992 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Aotus nancymaae Cebinae arboreal quadruped male 787 AMNH239851 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Aotus trivirgatus Cebinae arboreal quadruped female 786 AMNH187963 American Museum of Natural History
Ateles belzebul Atelinae clamber/suspensory male 8070 AMNH95040 American Museum of Natural History
Ateles fusciceps Atelinae clamber/suspensory male 9025 AMNH188140 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Ateles geoffroyi Atelinae clamber/suspensory male 7535 AMNH28420 American Museum of Natural History
Ateles marginatus Atelinae clamber/suspensory male 10230 AMNH95040 American Museum of Natural History
Cacajao calvus Pitheciinae arboreal quadruped male 3165 USNM319516 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Callicebus cupreus Callicebinae arboreal quadruped male 1070 AMNH136208 American Museum of Natural History
Callicebus donacophilus Callicebinae arboreal quadruped male 950 AMNH211487 American Museum of Natural History
Callicebus moloch Callicebinae arboreal quadruped unknown 988 AMNH210393 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Callicebus personatus Callicebinae arboreal quadruped female 1325 USNM240088 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Callicebus torquatus Callicebinae arboreal quadruped female 1325 USNM398212 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Callimico goeldii Callithrichinae leaper male 483.5 USNM395455 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Callithrix geoffroyi Callithrichinae leaper male 359 USNM582900 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Callithrix jacchus Callithrichinae leaper male 320.5 USNM399034 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Callithrix penicillata Callithrichinae leaper female 325.5 AMNH133692 American Museum of Natural History
Cebuella pygmaea Callithrichinae leaper male 116 USNM303037 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Cebus albifrons Cebinae arboreal quadruped male 2735 AMNH209924 American Museum of Natural History
Cebus apella Cebinae arboreal quadruped male 3085 AMNH133607 American Museum of Natural History
Cebus nigritus Cebinae arboreal quadruped male 2825 USNM518478 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Cebus olivaceus Cebinae arboreal quadruped male 2905 AMNH30197 American Museum of Natural History
Chiropotes satanas Pitheciinae arboreal quadruped male 2740 AMNH95760 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Lagothrix lagotricha Atelinae clamber/suspensory male 7150 AMNH188153 American Museum of Natural History
Leontopithecus rosalia Callithrichinae leaper male 609 USNM588152 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Mico argentatus Callithrichinae leaper male 345 USNM399069 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Mico humeralifer Callithrichinae leaper unknown 473.5 AMNH188164 American Museum of Natural History
Mico melanurus Callithrichinae leaper female 350 USNM574137 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Pithecia monachus Pitheciinae arboreal quadruped male 2360 USNM395692 National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution
Pithecia pithecia Pitheciinae arboreal quadruped male 1760 AMNH149149 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Saguinus fuscicolis Callithrichinae leaper unknown 350.5 AMNH147433 American Museum of Natural History
Saguinus leucopus Callithrichinae leaper female 492 AMNH148322 American Museum of Natural History
Saguinus midas Callithrichinae leaper male 545 AMNH97316 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Saguinus mystax Callithrichinae leaper male 524.5 AMNH188171 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)
Saguinus oedipus Callithrichinae leaper female 411 AMNH200882 American Museum of Natural History
Saimiri boliviensis Cebinae arboreal quadruped male 811 AMNH211596 American Museum of Natural History
Saimiri sciureus Cebinae arboreal quadruped male 720.5 AMNH188090 Morphosource (http://morphosource.org/)

aBody mass data from Smith & Jungers [27].