Spider MonkeysThe spider monkeys are the Ateles genus
with at least 11 species and 8subspecies |
Spider Monkeys
Genus: Ateles
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Black-faced black spider monkey (Ateles chamek)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Black-faced black spider monkeys are also commonly known as Peruvian spider monkeys. Despite their alias, they are actually found in Bolivia and Brazil, as well as in Peru. They inhabit areas in northeast Peru, northern Bolivia, and the western Amazon...
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BROWN-HEADED Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps fusciceps)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
One of the 25 most endangered primates in the world, the brown-headed spider monkey is endemic to Ecuador and Colombia. There may be individuals left in Panama. There are two known subspecies: Ateles fusciceps fusciceps, found in the Andes tropical and...
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Geoffroy's Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Geoffroy's spider monkeys, also called black-handed spider monkeys, are native to Central America. An arboreal species, they hangs out in the upper levels of the forest canopy in a variety of forestland, including rain forests, evergreen, mangrove swamp...
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Guiana SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES HYBRIDUS)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Guiana spider monkeys, also known as black spider monkeys or red-faced spider monkeys, are native to South America, north of the Amazon River. They are found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and possibly Venezuela. If they are present...
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Mexican SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES geoffroyi vellerosus)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The Mexican spider monkey is one of six recognized subspecies of the Geoffroy’s spider monkey. Populations of the Mexican spider monkey occur in the Southern Mexican states of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo. Farther...
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Ornate SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES HYBRIDUS)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Ornate spider monkeys are a subspecies of the Geoffroy’s spider monkey. They are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama, as well as to the southern most part of Nicaragua, close to the border with Costa Rica. A population was also introduced to the island of...
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VARIEGATED SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES HYBRIDUS)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The variegated spider monkey—also known as the brown spider monkey—is endemic to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. It is an arboreal species which prefers the canopies of tall trees; it mostly opts for rainforest habitats, but riverine, marsh...
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White-bellied SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES belzebuth)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
White-bellied spider monkeys, also known as white-fronted or long-haired spider monkeys, are native to the northwestern lowland and montane Amazonian forests of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil. The Amazon rainforest, which has...
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White-cheeked SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES marginatus)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The white-cheeked spider monkey, also called the white-whiskered spider monkey, is endemic to the Amazon Basin in central Brazil. Their range is bound by the Rio Tapajós, Rio Teles Pires, Rio Xingu, and Rio Amazonas. They live in the lush, extremely...
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