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White-cheeked spider monkey

Ateles marginatus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

ENEndangeredprimates

The white-cheeked spider monkey (Ateles marginatus) is a species in the family Atelidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 6 kg to 6.23 kg and live up to 32.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

White-cheeked spider monkey (Ateles marginatus)
Photo: Rafael Mitsuo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-cheeked spider monkey

Weight
6 kg – 6.23 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
32.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
44 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
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white-cheeked spider monkey live?

Not recorded

What is the white-cheeked spider monkey?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-cheeked spider monkey (Ateles marginatus) is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil. It moves around the forest canopy in small family groups of two to four, part of larger groups of a few dozen animals. This monkey feeds on leaves, flowers, fruits, bark, honey and small insects, and it is an important means of seed dispersal for forest trees. Females give birth after a 230-day gestation period. The population of this monkey is decreasing as its forest habitat is lost to soybean production, deforestation and road construction. It is also regarded as a delicacy and hunted for food. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the animal's conservation status as being "endangered".

From the Wikipedia article “White-cheeked spider monkey” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-cheeked_spider_monkey&oldid=1376993828), 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 white-cheeked spider monkey endangered?

The white-cheeked 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 white-cheeked spider monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyAtelidae
  6. genusAteles
  7. SpeciesAteles marginatus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809

Synonyms Ateles belzebuth marginatus, Ateles frontalis

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • White-whiskered spider monkeyEnglish
  • White-whiskered spider monkeyEnglish
  • White-whiskered spider monkeyEnglish
  • سعدان عنكبوتي أبيض الخدArabic
  • chápan amazonskýCzech
  • Hvidkindet edderkoppeabeDanish
  • WeißwangenklammeraffeGerman
  • Weißwangen-KlammeraffeGerman
  • Λευκομάγουλος ΑραχνοπίθηκοςGreek
  • Macaco AranhaSpanish
  • Mono Araña de Cara BlancaSpanish
  • viiksihämähäkkiapinaFinnish
  • Atèle aux joues blanchesFrench
  • Singe-araignée aux joues blanchesFrench
  • fehérképű pókmajomHungarian
  • Ateles marginatusItalian
  • Atele dalle basette biancheItalian
  • ホオジロクモザルJapanese
  • WitbrauwslingeraapDutch
  • czepiak białolicyPolish
  • GuatáPortuguese
  • Coatá-de-testa-brancaPortuguese
  • CuambaPortuguese
  • Macaco-aranha-de-cara-brancaPortuguese
  • Ak yanaklı yünlü örümcek maymunuTurkish
  • 白頰蜘蛛猴Chinese

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Relatives of the white-cheeked 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 white-cheeked spider monkey?

An adult white-cheeked spider monkey weighs 6 kg – 6.23 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-cheeked spider monkey endangered?

The white-cheeked 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 white-cheeked spider monkey live?

The white-cheeked spider monkey has a recorded lifespan of 32.5 years.

How long is the white-cheeked spider monkey pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 141 days.

What kind of animal is the white-cheeked spider monkey?

The white-cheeked spider monkey (Ateles marginatus) belongs to the family Atelidae in the order Primates.

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