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How much does a Geoffroy’s spider monkey weight?

It is hard to guess what a Geoffroy’s spider monkey weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Geoffroy’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) on average weights 7.6 kg (16.75 lbs).

The Geoffroy’s spider monkey is from the family Cebidae (genus: Ateles). It is usually born with about 425 grams (0.94 lbs). They can live for up to 27.25 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 43.3 cm (1′ 6″). Usually, Geoffroy’s spider monkeys have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Geoffroy's spider monkey is 7.6 kg (16.75 lbs)

Geoffroy’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), also known as the black-handed spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small portion of Colombia. There are at least five subspecies. Some primatologists classify the black-headed spider monkey (A. fusciceps), found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador as the same species as Geoffroy’s spider monkey.It is one of the largest New World monkeys, often weighing as much as 9 kg (20 lb). Its arms are significantly longer than its legs, and its prehensile tail can support the entire weight of the monkey and is used as an extra limb. Its hands have only a vestigial thumb, but long, strong, hook-like fingers. These adaptations allow the monkey to move by swinging by its arms beneath the tree branches.Geoffroy’s spider monkey lives in fission–fusion societies that contain between 20 and 42 members. Its diet consists primarily of ripe fruit and it requires large tracts of forest to survive. As a result of habitat loss, hunting and capture for the pet trade, it is considered to be endangered by the IUCN.

Animals of the same family as a Geoffroy’s spider monkey

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Animals with the same weight as a Geoffroy’s spider monkey

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ateles geoffroyi:

Animals with the same size as a Geoffroy’s spider monkey

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Geoffroy’s spider monkey:

Animals with the same litter size as a Geoffroy’s spider monkey

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Geoffroy’s spider monkey:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Geoffroy’s spider monkey

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Geoffroy’s spider monkey: