| Also known as: | Central American spider monkey, Geoffroy's spider monkey, Mono Colorado, Panama spider monkey and red spider monkey |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Primates |
| Family | Atelidae |
| Genus | Ateles (1) |
| Size |
Male head-and-body length: 39 – 63 cm (2) Female head-and-body length: 31 – 45 cm (2) Male tail length: 70 - 86 cm (2) Female tail length: 64 – 75 cm (2) Male weight: 7.4 – 9 kg (2) Female weight: 6 – 8 kg (2) |
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Subspecies: the Azuero spider monkey (A. g. azuerensis), Geoffroy's spider monkey (A. g. geoffroyi) and Mexican spider monkey (A. g. vellerosus) are classified as Critically Endangered (CR); the ornate spider monkey (A. g. ornatus) and the Yucatán spider monkey (A. g. yucatanensis) as Endangered (EN); the black-browed spider monkey or red-bellied spider monkey (A. g. frontatus) as Vulnerable (VU); and the hooded spider monkey (A. g. grisescens) as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List (1). A. g. frontatus and A. g. panamensis are listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).