Black-faced Black Spider Monkey
Ateles chamek
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyAtelidae (Spider, Howler, and Woolly Monkeys)
- GenusAteles (Spider Monkeys)
- SpeciesAteles chamek (Black-faced Black Spider Monkey)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Lagothrix lagotricha
Lagothrix lagothricha
Bolivian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta sara
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
Alouatta seniculus
Black-capped Capuchin
Sapajus apella
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri boliviensis
Toppin's Titi
Plecturocebus toppini
White-mantled Tamarin
Leontocebus weddelli
Black-headed Night Monkey
Aotus nigriceps
Shock-headed Capuchin
Cebus cuscinus
Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Pithecia irrorata
Urubamba Brown Titi
Plecturocebus urubambensis
Azara’s Night Monkey
Aotus azarae
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Black Spider Monkey in Manu National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Black-faced Black Spider Monkey sighting in Manu National Park, based on 84 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Black Spider Monkey in Manu National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Black Spider Monkey in Manu National Park in our monthly data.