Spider monkey | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Classification—Spidermonkeyisthecommonnameforthearboreal,tropicalNewWorldmonkeyscomprisingthegenusAtelesoftheprimatefamily ...

Black-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps)

Ateles paniscusAteles belzebuthAteles chamekAteles hybridusAteles marginatusAteles fuscicepsAteles geoffroyi

Spider monkey is the common name for the arboreal, tropical New World monkeys[4] comprising the genus Ateles of the primate[5] family Atelidae, characterized by very long, prehensile tails, long arms, and thumbless hands. Found in tropical forests[6] from southern Mexico[7] to Brazil[8], spider monkeys belong to the subfamily Atelinae with the woolly spider monkeys (genus Brachyteles) and the woolly monkeys (genus Lagothrix).

With their unique forms, great agility, and social behaviors, spider monkeys add greatly to the human enjoyment of nature. Ecologically[9], they play a role in food chains[10], consuming fruits and nuts[11] and being consumed by jaguars[12], harpy eagles, or small cats such as ocelot...