Peruvian spider monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Peruvian spider monkey lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ateles chamek
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Atelidae

Where does the Peruvian spider monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peruvian spider monkey in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Alta Floresta.

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 Peruvian spider monkey endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Peruvian spider monkey?

The Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Atelidae, genus Ateles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peruvian spider monkey

The Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek), also known as the black-faced black spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey that lives in Peru, as well as in Brazil and in Bolivia. At 60 centimetres (2 feet) long, they are relatively large among species of monkey, and their strong, prehensile tails can be up to 1 m (3 ft) long. Unlike many species of monkey, they have only a vestigial thumb, an adaptation which enables them to travel using brachiation. Peruvian spider monkeys live in groups of 20–30 individuals, but these groups are rarely all together simultaneously. The size and dynamics of the resulting subgroups vary with food availability and sociobehavioral activity. They prefer to eat fleshy fruit, but will change their diet in response to scarcity of ripe fruit. Individuals of this species also eat small animals, insects and leaves based on availability. Females separate from the band to give birth, typically in the fall. These females inhabit a group of core areas where resources are abundant in certain seasons. Typically, males exhibit ranging over longer distances than females, with movement of individuals enhancing the fluidity of subgroup size. Peruvian spider monkey are independent at about 10 months, with a lifespan of about 20 years.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peruvian spider monkey (revision 1356900101), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q280520 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).