The brown spider monkey is a species of spider monkey that inhabits areas of the continent of South America. The scientific name of the spider monkey is Ateles, while that of the brown spider monkey is Ateles hybridus. The brown spider monkey's habitat consists of undisturbed evergreen rainforests located in the subtropical and tropical lowlands of Colombia and Venezuela. There are two subspecies of the brown spider monkey, Ateles hybridus hybridus and Ateles hybridus brunneus. (According to _____) Hybridus hybridus inhabits both Colombia and Venezuela in the rainforests that extend from the right banks of the Rio Magdalena River to western Venezuela. The latter subspecies, however, is found only in the Colombian geographical departments of Bolivar, Antioquia and Caldas. Brown spider monkeys reside primarily in the upper canopy of rainforests, although they can also be found in the middle and lower layers. To travel, the brown spider monkey freezes, swinging from branch to branch, instead of walking or running on all fours. The brown spider monkey is doing very well...