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Spider monkey
Ateles sp.

Ateles geoffroyi

Species: Ateles geoffroyi
Photo: Roy Fontaine

TAXONOMY

Suborder	Haplorrhini
Infraorder	Simiiformes
Family	Atelidae
Subfamily	Atelinae
Genus	Ateles
Species	Ateles belzebuth (long-haired spider monkey) Ateles chamek (Peruvian spider monkey) Ateles fusciceps (brown-headed spider monkey) Ateles geoffroyi (Geoffroy's spider monkey) Ateles hybridus (brown spider monkey) Ateles marginatus (white-cheeked spider monkey) Ateles paniscus (black spider monkey)

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FACTSHEETS

Ateles

Ateles belzebuth

Damisela (in Spanish)
Primatis (in German)

Ateles chamek

Damisela (in Spanish)
Isle of Wight Zoo

Ateles fusciceps

Damisela (in Spanish)
Primatis (in German)

Ateles geoffroyi

America Zoo
Animal Diversity Web
Apus (in Russian)
BBC online Nature Wild Animals Wild Facts
Central Florida Zoo
Como Park Zoo
Damisela (in Spanish)
InfoCostaRica
Katharine Milton
Monkeyland
Primatis (in German)
Saude Animal (in Portuguese)
Seneca Park Zoo
St. Louis Zoo
Zookeepers Journal

Ateles geoffroyi and Ateles belzebuth

Wellington Zoo

Ateles paniscus

Animal Diversity Web
Centro Nacional de Primatas (in Portuguese)
Damisela (in Spanish)
Isle of Wight Zoo
Primatis (in German)
Rio Zoo (in Portuguese)

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