SPIDER MONKEYS
SPIDER MONKEYS
The spider monkeys are the Ateles genus with at least seven species and eight subspecies.
Ateles chamek
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Also known as the Peruvian black spider monkey, black spider monkey, or chamek spider monkey, (but not to be confused with the Guiana spider monkey, which is also sometimes referred to as the black spider monkey) the black-faced black spider monkey’s range crosses the Ucayali River in northeastern Peru, extends south…
Ateles hybridus
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Brown spider monkeys, also known as variegated spider monkeys, long-haired spider monkeys, and as Magdalena Marimonda by locals, are natives of South America, residing in the countries of Colombia and Venezuela. In Colombia, these primates can be found along the western bank of the Magdalena River within the…
Ateles fusciceps
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The brown-headed spider monkey, also known as the black-headed spider monkey, is native to the South American countries of Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. They live in humid tropical and subtropical forests up to an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,500 m) above sea level or in lowland tropical rainforests. In some places, they may live …
Ateles geoffroyi
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Ranging from the lush lowland forests at the foot of the Sierra Madre Oriental on the coast of northeastern Mexico, down through the steaming tropical forests and mangrove swamps of Panama, Geoffroy’s spider monkeys call the ecologically and culturally diverse isthmus of Central America their home. They reside in a range of…
Ateles paniscus
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
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 in Venezuela, they would be found at the eastern tip, since there are no…
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 south, beyond its eponymic country, this monkey is found…
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 been in existence for at least 55 million years, is warm and moist. It is one…
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 biodiverse lowland rainforests for which the region is known…