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The Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek), also known as the black-faced black spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey that lives in Peru, as well as in Brazil and in Bolivia. At 60 centimetres (2 feet) long, they are relatively large among species of monkey, and their strong, prehensile tails can be up to 1 m (3 ft) long.
The Atelidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. It was formerly included in the family Cebidae. Atelids are generally larger monkeys; the family includes the howler, spider, woolly, and woolly spider monkeys (the latter being the largest of the New World monkeys).
The white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia , Ecuador , Venezuela , Peru and Brazil , ranging as far south as the lower Ucayali River and as far east as ...
White-fronted spider monkey, Ateles belzebuth EN; Peruvian spider monkey, Ateles chamek EN; Black-headed spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps CR; Geoffroy's spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi EN; Brown spider monkey, Ateles hybridus CR; White-cheeked spider monkey, Ateles marginatus EN; Red-faced spider monkey, Ateles paniscus VU; Genus: Brachyteles
Geoffroy's spider monkey Spider monkey skeleton on display at The Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Spider monkeys are among the largest New World monkeys; black-headed spider monkeys , the largest spider monkey, have an average weight of 11 kilograms (24 lb) for males and 9.66 kg (21.3 lb) for females.
They are also known as woolly spider monkey because they exhibit the woollen pelt of woolly monkeys and the long prehensile tail of spider monkeys. Muriquis are the largest extant New World monkeys. They can reach 4.3 feet or 1.3 metres long and weight up to 7 to 10 kilograms (15 to 22 lb). [4]
The spider monkey, believed to be 1 month old, has since been taken to the Oakland Zoo, according to authorities Baby Spider Monkey Wearing a Onesie Found During California Traffic Stop That Led ...
The vicuña, Lama vicugna, is the national animal of Peru. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Peru.There are 417 mammal species in Peru, of which five are critically endangered, nine are endangered, thirty-two are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.