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title: "White-bellied Spider Monkey"
description: "Ateles belzebuth — Mammals. The white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-bellied-spider-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White-bellied Spider Monkey

> Ateles belzebuth — Mammals. The white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey.

- Scientific name: *Ateles belzebuth*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 391
- Wikidata: [Q929479](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929479)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43406](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43406)

## Names

- en: White-bellied Spider Monkey
- de: Weißstirnklammeraffe
- es: Mono araña de vientre amarillo
- fr: Atèle à ventre blanc
- nl: Witbuikslingeraap
- pt: Coatá-branco

## Countries with the most observations

EC (223), BR (23), CO (22), PE (9), VE (3)

## Summary

The white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil, ranging as far south as the lower Ucayali River and as far east as the Branco River. In the past, the Peruvian, brown and white-cheeked spider monkeys have been treated as subspecies of A. belzebuth. As presently defined, the white-bellied spider monkey is monotypic. It has a whitish belly and a pale patch on the forehead, which, despite its common…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_spider_monkey

## Photo

![White-bellied Spider Monkey](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-bellied-spider-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132316027

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-bellied-spider-monkey?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).