There are 7 to 9 species of spider monkeys in the world, genus Ateles. The related genus is Brachyteles, the "woolly spider monkey" (also known as the Muriqui). There are 3 subspecies of the black-headed spider monkey and 4 additional subspecies within the species Geoffroyi.
Red-faced spider monkey, Ateles paniscus
White-fronted spider monkey, Ateles belzebuth
Peruvian spider monkey, Ateles chamek
Brown spider monkey, Ateles hybridus
White-cheeked spider monkey, Ateles marginatus
Black-headed spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps
Brown-headed spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps fusciceps
Colombian spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps rufiventris
Geoffroy's spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi
- Yucatan spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis
- Mexican spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus
- Nicaraguan spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi
- Ornate spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi ornatus
The most endangered spider monkeys are the black-headed spider monkey and the brown spider monkey.
