Black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)

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Also known as:	Central American spider monkey, Geoffroy’s spider monkey, Panama spider monkey, Mono Colorado, red spider monkey

Kingdom	Animalia
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)

Status

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).