Red-faced spider monkey
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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.
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Red-faced spider monkey[1] Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent[2] | |
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Red-faced spider monkey in La Vallée des Singes, France | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Atelidae |
Genus: | Ateles |
Species: | A. paniscus |
Binomial name | |
Ateles paniscus | |
Red-faced spider monkey range | |
Synonyms | |
Simia paniscus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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The species faces issues with hunting and habitat loss, so is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Redlist.