Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Primates Linnaeus, 1758 - primates
       Suborder Haplorrhini Pocock, 1918 see Suborder Haplorhini Pocock, 1918
         Infraorder Simiiformes Haeckel, 1866
           Parvorder Platyrrhini Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
             Family Atelidae Gray, 1825
               Subfamily Atelinae Gray, 1825
                 Genus Ateles Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806 - spider monkeys
                   1 Ateles belzebuth É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806 - long-haired spider monkey
                   2 Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812)
                   3 Ateles fusciceps Gray, 1865[1866] - brown-headed spider monkey
                   4 Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820 - black-handed spider monkey
                   5 Ateles hybridus I. Geoffroy, 1829
                   6 Ateles marginatus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
                   7 Ateles paniscus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - black spider monkey