What Animal Lives Where

Where has the red-faced spider monkey been recorded?

Ateles paniscus occurrence evidence comes from 59 records in 7 countries and territories, from 1920 to 2026. Most records come from Suriname.

red-faced spider monkey
red-faced spider monkey — Photo (display-sized rendition): Miguelrangeljr · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
MammaliaPrimatesAtelidaeAteles

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

59 records across 7 countries and territories, 1920–2026.

Ateles paniscus · GBIF taxon key 2436645

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.

11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19202026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where red-faced spider monkey has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for red-faced spider monkey. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Suriname 19
Guyana 11
Brazil 10
Peru 8
French Guiana 5
Bolivia 4
United States 2
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.