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Geoffroy's spider monkey

Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820

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The geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a species in the family Atelidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 5.29 kg to 7.27 kg and live up to 47.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
Photo: Steven G. Johnson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the geoffroy's spider monkey

Weight
5.29 kg – 7.27 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
47.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
48 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
229 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
5 years – 5.38 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.32src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the geoffroy's spider monkey live?

Not recorded

What is the geoffroy's spider monkey?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Geoffroy's spider monkey lives in fission–fusion societies that contain between 20 and 42 members. Its diet consists primarily of ripe fruit and it requires large tracts of forest to survive. As a result of habitat loss, hunting and capture for the pet trade, it is considered to be endangered by the IUCN.

From the Wikipedia article “Geoffroy's spider monkey” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Geoffroy%27s_spider_monkey&oldid=1376993792), 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 geoffroy's spider monkey endangered?

The geoffroy's spider monkey is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the geoffroy's spider monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyAtelidae
  6. genusAteles
  7. SpeciesAteles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820
Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Black-handed spider monkeyEnglish
  • Black-handed spider monkeyEnglish
  • Black-handed spider monkeyEnglish
  • Black-headed spider monkeyEnglish
  • Central American spider monkeyEnglish
  • Central American spider monkeyEnglish
  • Geoffroy s spider monkeyEnglish
  • Geoffroy’s spider monkeyEnglish
  • Geoffroy’s spider monkeyEnglish
  • Hooded spider monkeyEnglish
  • Mono ColoradoEnglish
  • Mono ColoradoEnglish
  • سعدان عنكبوتي أسود اليدArabic
  • cuø¹²cpa
  • chápan středoamerickýCzech
  • gylden edderkopabeDanish
  • Gylden edderkoppeabeDanish
  • Geoffroy-KlammeraffeGerman
  • Αραχνοπίθηκος της Κεντρικής ΑμερικήςGreek
  • MicoSpanish
  • Mono ArañaSpanish
  • Mono Araña CentroamericanoSpanish
  • Mono Araña de GeoffroySpanish
  • Mono-araña centroamericanoSpanish
  • hämähäkkiapinaFinnish
  • Atèle de GeoffroyFrench
  • Singe-araignée de GeoffroyFrench
  • Geoffroy-pókmajomHungarian
  • Atele di GeoffroyItalian
  • Atele centroamericanaItalian
  • Scimmia ragno dalle mani nereItalian
  • Scimmia ragno di GeoffroyItalian
  • ジェフロイクモザルJapanese
  • ジョフロイクモザルJapanese
  • SvarthåndklamreapeNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZwarthandslingeraapDutch
  • czepiak czarnorękiPolish
  • Macaco-aranha-de-capuzPortuguese
  • Macaco-aranha-de-GeoffroyPortuguese
  • Коата ЖоффруаRussian
  • Röd spindelapaSwedish
  • Geoffroy yünlü örümcek maymunuTurkish
  • 黑掌蜘蛛猴Chinese

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Relatives of the geoffroy's 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 geoffroy's spider monkey?

An adult geoffroy's spider monkey weighs 5.29 kg – 7.27 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the geoffroy's spider monkey endangered?

The geoffroy's spider monkey is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the geoffroy's spider monkey live?

The geoffroy's spider monkey has a recorded lifespan of 47.1 years.

How long is the geoffroy's spider monkey pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 229 days.

What kind of animal is the geoffroy's spider monkey?

The geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) belongs to the family Atelidae in the order Primates.

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BibTeX
@misc{geoffroys_spider_monkey_2026,
  title = {Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/geoffroys-spider-monkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}