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Brown spider monkey

Ateles hybridus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1829

CRCritically Endangeredprimates

The brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) is a species in the family Atelidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh about 6.69 kg and live up to 28 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus)
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Quick facts about the brown spider monkey

Weight
6.69 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
28 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
37 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
141 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4 years – 5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.3src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown spider monkey live?

Not recorded

What is the brown spider monkey?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown spider monkey or variegated spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) is a critically endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from forests in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

Like all spider monkeys, it has long, slender limbs and a long prehensile tail. The brown spider monkey has a whitish belly and patch on the forehead, and – highly unusual among spider monkeys – its eyes can be pale blue.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown spider monkey” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_spider_monkey&oldid=1356182097), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the brown spider monkey endangered?

The brown spider monkey is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the brown spider monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyAtelidae
  6. genusAteles
  7. SpeciesAteles hybridus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1829

Synonyms Ameranthropoides loysi, Ateles albifrons, Ateles belzebuth brunneus, Ateles hybridus brunneus, Ateles hybridus hybridus

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Hybrid spider monkeyEnglish
  • Long-haired spider monkeyEnglish
  • Variegated spider monkeyEnglish
  • Variegated spider monkeyEnglish
  • Variegated spider monkeyEnglish
  • سعدان عنكبوتي بنيArabic
  • chápan skvrnočelýCzech
  • Brun edderkoppeabeDanish
  • Braune KlammeraffeGerman
  • ChoibaSpanish
  • Marimonda del MagdalenaSpanish
  • Mono Araña CaféSpanish
  • Mono Araña MarrónSpanish
  • Mono FrontinoSpanish
  • Atèle variéFrench
  • Singe-araignée variéFrench
  • Atele brunoItalian
  • ブラウンケナガクモザルJapanese
  • Bruine SlingeraapDutch
  • czepiak brązowyPolish
  • Macaco-aranha-marromPortuguese
  • Kahverengi yünlü örümcek maymunuTurkish
  • 棕蜘蛛猴Chinese

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Relatives of the brown spider monkey

Other species in the same genus Ateles.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown spider monkey?

An adult brown spider monkey weighs 6.69 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown spider monkey endangered?

The brown spider monkey is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the brown spider monkey live?

The brown spider monkey has a recorded lifespan of 28 years.

How long is the brown spider monkey pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 141 days.

What kind of animal is the brown spider monkey?

The brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) belongs to the family Atelidae in the order Primates.

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  title = {Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-spider-monkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}