Family

Spider, Howler, and Woolly Monkeys

Atelidae

15 species in our catalog · found in 69 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPrimates
FamilyAtelidae (Spider, Howler, and Woolly Monkeys)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Alouatta palliata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ateles geoffroyi

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Alouatta seniculus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Alouatta macconnelli

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Alouatta pigra

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lagothrix lagothricha

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Alouatta caraya

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Ateles chamek

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ateles belzebuth

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Alouatta sara

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ateles paniscus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Alouatta arctoidea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ateles fusciceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

CR Endemic

Brachyteles arachnoides

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Alouatta guariba

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spider, Howler, and Woolly Monkeys

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~90%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~80%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~70%
2	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~90%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~80%
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			~50%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~90%
	Common Woolly Monkey			~60%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			~50%
	Long-haired Spider Monkey			~30%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~80%
	Common Woolly Monkey			~60%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			~50%
	Long-haired Spider Monkey			~30%
5	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~80%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~60%
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			~60%
6	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~80%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~80%
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~80%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~60%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~50%
8	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~80%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~80%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~50%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~50%
10	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~70%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			~70%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~70%
	Common Woolly Monkey			~50%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			~40%
	Long-haired Spider Monkey			~20%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~70%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~70%
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			~50%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~50%
14	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~70%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
15	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~70%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~70%
16	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2	~70%
	Guianan Red Howler Monkey			~60%
	Guiana Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
17	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~70%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~70%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~70%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
	rufiventris			Insufficient data
19	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~60%
	Black-faced Black Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
	Black Howler			Insufficient data
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~50%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~20%
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~60%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
22	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~40%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~40%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~60%
	Black-faced Black Spider Monkey			~30%
	Common Woolly Monkey			~20%
	Bolivian Red Howler Monkey			~20%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			~10%
24	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~40%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~30%
25	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~60%
	Black Howler			~60%
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~60%
27	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~50%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~50%
28	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~50%
	Bolivian Red Howler Monkey			~20%
	Black-faced Black Spider Monkey			~20%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			~20%
29	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~50%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~50%
30	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~50%
	Black Howler			~50%
31	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~30%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
32	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~30%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~30%
33	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~40%
	rufiventris			~10%
34	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~50%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~50%
35	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~50%
	Black Howler			~50%
36	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			~30%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~20%
37	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~40%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			~30%
	Common Woolly Monkey			~20%
38	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~40%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
39	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~40%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~40%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
40	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	~40%
	Bolivian Red Howler Monkey			~30%
	Black-faced Black Spider Monkey			~10%
	Common Woolly Monkey			Insufficient data
41	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	~40%
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			~30%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
42	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~40%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
43	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~30%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
44	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~30%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
45	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~20%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
46	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~30%
47	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~30%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~30%
48	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Common Woolly Monkey			Insufficient data
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Black Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
49	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~20%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~10%
	rufiventris			Insufficient data
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
50	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
	Guiana Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
51	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
52	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~10%
	Central American Spider Monkey			<5%
53	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
54	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			~10%
	rufiventris			Insufficient data
55	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Ursine Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
56	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
57	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Black-faced Black Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
58	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
59	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
60	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Colombian Red Howler Monkey			~10%
61	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
62	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Central American Spider Monkey			~10%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
63	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Muriqui			Insufficient data
64	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Common Woolly Monkey			Insufficient data
65	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Central American Spider Monkey			Insufficient data
	Mexican Black Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
66	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~10%
	Mantled Howler Monkey			Insufficient data
67	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Black Howler			Insufficient data
68	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Brown Howler Monkey			~10%
69	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Black Howler			Insufficient data