genus
Ateles
Ateles is a genus in the family Atelidae. This database currently files 7 species under it, 7 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 7
- Threatened
- 7
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 100%
- Weight range
- 5 kg – 9.1 kg
Best-known members of Ateles
Ranked by popularity score.
Geoffroy's spider monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
Red-faced spider monkey
Ateles paniscus
Black-headed spider monkey
Ateles fusciceps
Brown spider monkey
Ateles hybridus
White-bellied spider monkey
Ateles belzebuth
Peruvian spider monkey
Ateles chamek
White-cheeked spider monkey
Ateles marginatus
How threatened is Ateles?
7 of 7 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 14% |
| ENEndangered | 5 | 71% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 14% |
All species in Ateles
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffroy's spider monkey | Ateles geoffroyi | Atelidae | Endangered | 5.29 kg | Not recorded |
| Red-faced spider monkey | Ateles paniscus | Atelidae | Vulnerable | 7.9 kg | Not recorded |
| Black-headed spider monkey | Ateles fusciceps | Atelidae | Endangered | 9.1 kg | Not recorded |
| Brown spider monkey | Ateles hybridus | Atelidae | Critically Endangered | 6.69 kg | Not recorded |
| White-bellied spider monkey | Ateles belzebuth | Atelidae | Endangered | 5 kg | Not recorded |
| Peruvian spider monkey | Ateles chamek | Atelidae | Endangered | 6 kg | Not recorded |
| White-cheeked spider monkey | Ateles marginatus | Atelidae | Endangered | 6 kg | Not recorded |