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
                   Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820 - black-handed spider monkey
                     Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis Kellogg & Goldman, 1944