White-cheeked spider monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-cheeked spider monkey lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ateles marginatus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Atelidae

Where does the white-cheeked spider monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-cheeked spider monkey in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Altamira do Paraná.

Brazil

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 white-cheeked spider monkey endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the white-cheeked spider monkey?

The white-cheeked spider monkey (Ateles marginatus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Atelidae, genus Ateles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-cheeked spider monkey

The white-cheeked spider monkey (Ateles marginatus) is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil. It moves around the forest canopy in small family groups of two to four, part of larger groups of a few dozen animals. This monkey feeds on leaves, flowers, fruits, bark, honey and small insects, and it is an important means of seed dispersal for forest trees. Females give birth after a 230-day gestation period. The population of this monkey is decreasing as its forest habitat is lost to soybean production, deforestation and road construction. It is also regarded as a delicacy and hunted for food. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the animal's conservation status as being "endangered".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-cheeked spider monkey (revision 1376993828), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q944704 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).