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Primate
The Brown-headed Spider Monkey
Brown-headed spider monkeys rarely descend to the ground and spend most of their time in trees. Capable of making leaps of up to 9 meters, they use their hands and feet as well as their long prehensile tail to move from branch to branch. Spider monkeys also play an important role in seed dispersal in the forests where they live.
The Brown-headed Spider Monkey in numbers
7 months
Gestation period
8 to 9 kg
Average weight
20 to 25 years
Life expectancy
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Family
Identity card
- Name: The Brown-headed Spider Monkey
- Latin name: Ateles fusciceps rufiventris
- Habitat: Colombia and Panama
- IUCN-status: Vulnerable
- Cites: Appendix II

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