The woolly monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae.
Woolly monkey
Illustration of Lagothrix lagothricha
Image: Cola amarilla
Image: Lagothrix lagotricha (male)
New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Ceboidea, the only extant superfamily in the parvorder Platyrrhini.
New World monkey
Remojadas-style ceramic sculpture of a monkey at the Amparo Museum