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Guiana Spider Monkey
Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Monkeys

Guiana Spider Monkey

Ateles paniscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

VU VulnerableOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishGuiana Spider Monkey
DutchKwatta
SpanishMono araña negro
Chinese红脸蜘蛛猴
Sranan Tongokwata
Sranan Tongomonki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAteles paniscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyAtelidae
GenusAteles

In Suriname

101Records in Suriname
25iNaturalist observations
1901First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini30
  • Brokopondo8
  • Nickerie1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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