Black-handed spider monkey  (Ateles geoffroyi)

Facts

Also known as:Central American spider monkey, Geoffroy's spider monkey, Mono Colorado, Panama spider monkey and 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).