Red-faced spider monkey
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.
| Red-faced spider monkey Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent | |
|---|---|
| Red-faced spider monkey in La Vallée des Singes, France | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Genus: | Ateles |
| Species: | A. paniscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ateles paniscus | |
| Red-faced spider monkey range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Simia paniscus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The species faces issues with hunting and habitat loss, so is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Redlist.
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