Red-faced spider monkey[1] Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent[2]
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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
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Binomial name | |
Ateles paniscus | |
Red-faced spider monkey range | |
Synonyms | |
Simia paniscus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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.