Spider monkeys are big! While perhaps not as bulky as the baboons and mandrills, for an animal this elegant and nimble, they are very impressive. They are some of the largest new world monkeys All spider monkey populations are declining, due to habitat destruction and being hunted for food by local populations. Sadly, all their species are endangered except the red-faced spider monkey that is ‘vulnerable’ and the brown spider monkey that’s critically endangered according to the IUCN. The largest is the black-headed spider monkey with an average weight of 11 kilograms (24 lb) and grows up to 60cm (2-feet) in length excluding tail. Their are 7 species of Spider monkey and seven subspecies, including the red-faced spider monkey, white-fronted spider monkey, Peruvian spider monkey, brown spider monkey, white-cheeked spider monkey, black-headed spider monkey and geoffroy’s spider monkey. They have disproportionately long, spindly limbs which inspired its name, and when they walk on the ground their arms will almost drag on it! They are extremely agile and able to jump between trees. They diet on fresh fruit and nuts, but will also eat leaves, insects, bird eggs, honey and occasionally flowers. Spider monkeys live in social groups of up to 35 individuals high in the canopy of rainforests, where they forage for food. Usually a white or orange-brown ventral side, black or brown on the back and sidesĪll species endangered, except the red-faced spider monkey which is vulnerable, and the brown spider monkey which is critically endangered They are found high in trees in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.ĥ0 years in captivity, unknown in the wildĦ0cm (2ft) long, with a tail up to 90cm (3ft) long Quite thankfully, there aren’t any gargantuan barking spiders (anymore) – although there are some very intelligent jumping ones! There is, however, a monkey like this.Īnd its spindly legs and tail have earned it the name spider monkey. Imagine if spiders weighed up to ten kilos, were super smart, could leap from trees and barked at you when they felt threatened.
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