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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).
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]
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.
The Atelinae are a subfamily of New World monkeys in the family Atelidae, and includes the various spider and woolly monkeys. [2] The primary distinguishing feature of the atelines is their long prehensile tails, which can support their entire body weight. Atelines live on the American continent from southern Mexico through central Brazil and ...
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.
Black-capped squirrel monkey: Saimiri boliviensis: Least Concern: Goeldi's monkey: Callimico goeldii: Vulnerable: Golden-mantled tamarin: Saguinus tripartitus: Least Concern: Madidi titi monkey: Plecturocebus aureipalatii: Least Concern: Nancy Ma's night monkey: Aotus nancymaae: Peruvian night monkey: Aotus miconax: Endangered: Purus red howler ...