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Red-faced spider monkey

Ateles paniscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

VUVulnerableprimates

The red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) is a species in the family Atelidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 7.89 kg to 7.9 kg and live up to 37.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus)
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-faced spider monkey

Weight
7.9 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
37.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
46 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
228 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3.5 years – 4.56 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-faced spider monkey live?

Not recorded

What is the red-faced spider monkey?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-faced spider monkey” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-faced_spider_monkey&oldid=1356900045), 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 red-faced spider monkey endangered?

The red-faced spider monkey is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species.

How is the red-faced spider monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyAtelidae
  6. genusAteles
  7. SpeciesAteles paniscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Ateles ater, Ateles pentadactylus, Ateles subpentadactylus, Cebus paniscus cayennensis, Cebus paniscus surinamensis, Simia paniscus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Black spider monkeyEnglish
  • Black spider monkeyEnglish
  • Black spider monkeyEnglish
  • Guiana spider monkeyEnglish
  • Guiana spider monkeyEnglish
  • Red-faced black spider monkeyEnglish
  • Red-faced black spider monkeyEnglish
  • سعدان عنكبوتي أحمر الوجهArabic
  • chápan černýCzech
  • Sort edderkobbeabeDanish
  • RotgesichtklammeraffeGerman
  • Rotgesicht-KlammeraffeGerman
  • Schwarzer KlammeraffeGerman
  • Μαύρος ΑραχνοπίθηκοςGreek
  • Mono ArañaSpanish
  • Macaco AranhaSpanish
  • Mono Araña NegroSpanish
  • mustahämähäkkiapinaFinnish
  • Atèle noirFrench
  • Atèle coaïtaFrench
  • Coata noirFrench
  • Singe-araignée communFrench
  • Singe-araignée noirFrench
  • fekete pókmajomHungarian
  • Atele neroItalian
  • アカガオクロクモザルJapanese
  • Juodoji koataLithuanian
  • SvartklamreapeNorwegian Bokmål
  • KwattaDutch
  • BosduivelDutch
  • Zwarte SlingeraapDutch
  • Zwarte SpinaapDutch
  • czepiak czarnyPolish
  • CoatáPortuguese
  • CuambaPortuguese
  • Macaco-aranhaPortuguese
  • Macaco-aranha-de-cara-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснолицая коатаRussian
  • Kwatasrm
  • Kızıl yüzlü yünlü örümcek maymunuTurkish
  • 黑蜘蛛猴Chinese

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Relatives of the red-faced 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 red-faced spider monkey?

An adult red-faced spider monkey weighs 7.9 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-faced spider monkey endangered?

The red-faced spider monkey is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the red-faced spider monkey live?

The red-faced spider monkey has a recorded lifespan of 37.8 years.

How long is the red-faced spider monkey pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 228 days.

What kind of animal is the red-faced spider monkey?

The red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) belongs to the family Atelidae in the order Primates.

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