Geoffroy's spider monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Geoffroy's spider monkey lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ateles geoffroyi
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Atelidae

Where does the Geoffroy's spider monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Geoffroy's spider monkey in 5 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Geoffroy's spider monkey endangered?

The Geoffroy's spider monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Geoffroy's spider monkey?

The Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Atelidae, genus Ateles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Geoffroy's spider monkey

Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), also known as the black-handed spider monkey or the Central American spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small portion of Colombia. There are at least five subspecies. Some primatologists classify the black-headed spider monkey (A. fusciceps), found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador as the same species as Geoffroy's spider monkey.

It is one of the largest New World monkeys, often weighing as much as 9 kg (20 lb). Its arms are significantly longer than its legs, and its prehensile tail can support the entire weight of the monkey and is used as an extra limb. Its hands have only a vestigial thumb, but long, strong, hook-like fingers. These adaptations allow the monkey to move by swinging by its arms beneath the tree branches.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Geoffroy's spider monkey (revision 1376993792), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q388032 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).