That is its common name. They are further described mostly by color and habitat.

Red-faced spider monkey

White-fronted spider monkey

Brown spider monkey (aka Hybrid Spider Monkey)

White-cheeked spider monkey

Black-headed spider monkey

Brown-headed spider monkey

Ornate spider monkey (subspecies Geoffroy's)

Peruvian spider monkey

Colombian spider monkey

(Geoffroy's spider monkeys:)

- Yucatan spider monkey

- Mexican spider monkey

- Nicaraguan spider monkey

The brown spider monkey became endangered because of all the habitat loss. They were also threatened by hunters!!

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Three spider monkey species are officially "endangered : the white-bellied spider monkey, brown-headed spider monkey, and white-whiskered spider monkey. Other species are also being subjected to varying degrees of loss of habitat.

The black-handed spider monkey has a light to medium brown body and darker limbs with the hands and feet usually black in color. The tail is sometimes longer than the body. When the animal is on the lookout, it stands or walks on two feet, using the tail to hold on to a support.