Spider Monkey

📸 Photo by Enric Cruz López: https://www.pexels.com/photo/hairy-monkey-sitting-on-grass-with-fallen-leaves-6272194/
With stilt-long limbs and a tail that works like a hand, the spider monkey streaks through Central and South American treetops. It gulps ripe fruit, scatters seeds and chatters with a loose troop, yet logging and hunting are shrinking its leafy world.
Technical factsheet
Type:mammal
Habitat:rainforest
Diet:frugivore
Continents:North America, South America
Size:35–66 cm body
Weight:6–9 kg
Activity:diurnal
Social behavior:group
Lifespan:20–27 years in the wild
Habitat: The Spider Monkey can be found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa-rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French-guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil