{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "spider-monkey",
  "name": "Geoffroy's Spider Monkey",
  "scientificName": "Ateles geoffroyi",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a large, long-limbed monkey of Central American rainforests that swings through the canopy using a prehensile tail as a fifth limb. It weighs 6–9 kg (13–20 lb), lives around 25 years in the wild, and is listed Endangered because of deforestation and hunting.",
  "conservationStatus": "Endangered",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Primates",
    "family": "Atelidae",
    "genus": "Ateles"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 8,
    "lengthM": 1.3,
    "topSpeedKmh": 16,
    "lifespanYears": 25
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Ateles geoffroyi"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Mostly ripe fruit, plus leaves, flowers, seeds, and nuts"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Tropical rainforest canopy from southern Mexico through Central America to Panama"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "Around 25 years in the wild; over 30 years in captivity"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "6–9 kg (13–20 lb)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "A rapid brachiator — swings arm-over-arm through the canopy far faster than it moves on the ground"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Endangered (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Rainforests from southern Mexico through Central America to Panama.",
    "continents": [
      "North America",
      "South America"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/spider-monkey/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/spider-monkey/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}