Ateles paniscus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Simia] paniscus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 26.

Type Locality: French Guiana.

Vernacular Names: Red-faced Spider Monkey.

Synonyms: Ateles ater F. Cuvier 1823; Ateles cayennensis (Fischer 1829); Ateles pentadactylus É. Geoffroy 1806; Ateles subpentadactylus Desmarest 1820; Ateles surinamensis (Fischer 1829) .

Distribution: Guianas and Brazil, north of the Amazon (east of Rio Negro).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).