Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderPrimates
FamilyAtelidae (Spider, Howler, and Woolly Monkeys)
GenusAteles (Spider Monkeys)
SpeciesAteles geoffroyi (Central American Spider Monkey)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Tenorio Volcano National Park

1 Verified records at Tenorio Volcano National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), also known as the black-handed spider monkey or the Central American spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small portion of Colombia. There are at least five subspecies. Some primatologists classify the black-headed spider monkey (A. fusciceps), found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador as the same species as Geoffroy's spider monkey. It is one of the largest New World monkeys, often weighing as much as 9 kg (20 lb). Its arms are significantly longer than its legs, and its prehensile tail can support the entire weight of the monkey and is used as an extra limb. Its hands have only a vestigial thumb, but long, strong, hook-like fingers. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park

Alouatta palliata

30–40% · Possible

Cebus imitator

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Central American Spider Monkey at Tenorio Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
3	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
4	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
6	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
11	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
13	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
17	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
18	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
20	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
27	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
28	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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