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Geoffroy's spider monkey
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species of mammal
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Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey, also referred to as Mico, Mono Araña, or Atèle De Geoffroy, is a species within the genus *Ateles*. The scientific name for this organism is *Ateles geoffroyi*. It is classified as a New World monkey originating from the tropical rainforest regions of Central America.
The species holds an Endangered status according to the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2021. The longest observed lifespan for this taxon is 47.1 years.
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Species
EndangeredGENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPsittaciformes
- FamilyPsittacidae
黑掌蜘蛛猴（學名：Ateles geoffroyi）是蜘蛛猴科蜘蛛猴属的一種，屬於新世界猴，產自中美洲的熱帶雨林地區。
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Research
263 papers- Automated acoustic detection of Geoffroy's spider monkey highlights tipping points of human disturbance.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023
- Salivary response of Geoffroy's spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) to consumption of plant secondary metabolites.PeerJ · 2025
- Anxiety in Geoffroy's spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi): Can scratching be used as an indicator?American journal of primatology · 2022
- Mother-infant relationships and infant independence in wild Geoffroy's spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi).Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) · 2022
- Clostridium difficile Enterocolitis in a Captive Geoffroy's Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) and Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).Veterinary pathology · 2019
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- Geoffroy-Klammeraffe
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Encyclopedic overview
Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), also known as the black-handed spider monkey or the Central American spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small portion of Colombia. There are at least five subspecies. Some primatologists classify the black-headed spider monkey (A. fusciceps), found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador as the same species as Geoffroy's spider monkey.
It is one of the largest New World monkeys, often weighing as much as 9 kg (20 lb). Its arms are significantly longer than its legs, and its prehensile tail can support the entire weight of the monkey and is used as an extra limb. Its hands have only a vestigial thumb, but long, strong, hook-like fingers. These adaptations allow the monkey to move by swinging by its arms beneath the tree branches.
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