Ateles hybridus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1828

Variegated Spider Monkey

Adult hanging only by prehensile tail. Also as Brown Spider Monkey.
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Location:USA, CA, San Diego Co., San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Wild Animal Park)Date taken:11 July 1997Description:Adult hanging only by prehensile tail. Also as Brown Spider Monkey.

Distribution :

N Colombia and NW Venezuela.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1870

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Platyrrhini
Family: Atelidae
Subfamily: Atelinae
Genus: Ateles

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1828. Description de deux espèces nouvelles de singes à queue prenante. Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 17:166-173.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35009801

Original name as described

Ateles hybridus

Other common names

Brown Spider Monkey

Type material

MNHN-ZM-2005-899 (= MNHN:type:75a) (= MNHN "394") (= MNHN "519")

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-899

Type locality

valley of the Río Magdalena, Colombia. Restricted by Kellogg and E. Goldman in 1944 to La Gloria, Río Magdalena, elevation 45 m.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000771

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Ateles hybridus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1828

Family

Atelidae

Root name

hybridus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2005-899 (= MNHN:type:75a) (= MNHN "394") (= MNHN "519")

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

L'Atèle métis est également très-commun dans la vallée de la Madeleine

Type locality

Colombia: Cesar Department.

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-899

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35009801

Authority publication

Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1828:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35009801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69273)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1829:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24379914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60228)
Wagner (1839:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31071840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38212)
Lesson (1842:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Murray (1866:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Gray (1871:43, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
Sclater (1872:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
Schlegel (1876:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
Flower & Lydekker (1891:715, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)
Trouessart (1904:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Rylands, Schneider, Langguth, Mittermeier, Groves & Rodríguez-Luna (2000:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71834)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39961/17929680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ateles albifrons

J. E. Gray, 1871

Family

Atelidae

Root name

albifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1862.12.29.14

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

South America

Type locality

South America.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/009c8205-6f2b-4bc9-88b7-21cd5eab4d41 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/49275765-e260-4261-af6a-740a3ec6619b

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994561

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1871:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Ateles Belzebuth Var. 4. brunneus

J. E. Gray, 1871

Family

Atelidae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.10.7.2, BMNH:Mamm:1843.10.7.6

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Brazil [distribution of species]

Type locality

Brazil.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7bb39960-9e4a-4813-a9ef-00615d2573be https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/80cb1c4c-408f-4bac-8fc6-99ce89a7914e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9eb268dc-788f-48c9-b4d1-9d2714991002 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e1aefcff-1664-4c2b-929d-b3bd1dbf6794

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994561

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Ateleus hybridus:

D. G. Elliot, 1913

Family

Atelidae

Root name

hybridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

liv

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Elliot (1913:liv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Amer-anthropoides Loysi

G. Montandon, 1929

Family

Atelidae

Root name

loysi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

photographed specimen

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

M. de Loys eut l'occasion, durant une longue expédition dans les forêts vierges du haut cours du rio Catatumbo, tributaire occidental de la lagune de Maracaïbo, de tuer un grand singe inconnu. Le fait se passa exactement sur un affluent de droite du rio Tarra, lui-même affluent de droite du rio Catatumbo, et voici dans quelles circonstances.

Type locality

Venezuela: Zulia.

Authority page

817

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Ateles hybridus brunneus:

Rylands, H. Schneider, Langguth, Mittermeier, Groves, & Rodríguez-Luna, 2000

Family

Atelidae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Neotropical Primates

Name usages

Rylands, Schneider, Langguth, Mittermeier, Groves & Rodríguez-Luna (2000:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71834)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Ateles hybridus hybridus:

Rylands, H. Schneider, Langguth, Mittermeier, Groves, & Rodríguez-Luna, 2000

Family

Atelidae

Root name

hybridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Neotropical Primates

Name usages

Rylands, Schneider, Langguth, Mittermeier, Groves & Rodríguez-Luna (2000:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71834)

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