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Ateles paniscus
Sign in to saveAlso known as Black spider monkey, Red-faced spider monkey, Coaita
species of mammal
Species
VulnerableSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyAtelidae
Observations recorded3,046
Maximum longevity: 46 years (captivity) Observations: Several specimens have been known to live over 40 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005).
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 306
- With media
- 39
- Family
- Cebidae
- Collections
- UWBM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AMNH, ROM
- Recorded in
- United States, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Guyana
Bird sounds
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
- alarm call, call· French Guiana· quality A
via Xeno-canto
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Encyclopedic overview
The red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus), also known as the Guiana spider monkey or red-faced black spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey found in the rain forests in northern South America.
The species faces issues with hunting and habitat loss, so is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Redlist.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ateles paniscus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.