Ateles geoffroyi
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name：Ateles geoffroyi
- Aliases：Ateles geoffroyi,Red spider monkey
- Outline：Primates
- Family：Thelepidoptera genus
Vital signs
- length：39-63cm
- Weight：7.4-9kg
- lifetime：About 30 years
Feature
Hands and feet are usually black
Details
Black-handed spider monkey (scientific name Ateles geoffroyi) is a arboreal primate that lives in groups. It mainly feeds on fruits, but also eats leaves, flowers, seeds, bark, honey, and small insects.
Black-handed spider monkeys can reproduce throughout the year, with a gestation period of 7-8 months and one cub per litter. Adult females reproduce every 2-4 years. The life span of brown-headed spider monkeys in captivity can reach 33 years.
The IUCN Red List lists it as: Endangered (EN)
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Location
The black-handed spider monkey lives in the tropical rainforests of Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama in Central and North America.
Form
The male black-handed spider monkey is 39-63 cm long, with a tail length of 70-86 cm and a weight of 7.4-9 kg. The female black-handed spider monkey is 31-45 cm long, with a tail length of 64-75 cm and a weight of 6-8 kg. The black-handed spider monkey is reddish brown or black in color, with black hands and feet, a hairless face, and lighter color around the eyes and mouth and nose.
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