Ateles chamek

(Humboldt, 1812)

Vernacular names
English : Black spider-monkey
French : Singe-araignée du Pérou

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Primata
Family : Atelidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
60 cm body length, tail length is 88 cm, weight up to 7 kg. Face is mostly black with pink areas. Fur rather short and mostly black with a silvery spot near genitalia.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in western Brazil (Amazonian part) and from north-east Peru to central Bolivia. Mostly found in lowland forests, primary, secondary and flooded.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : ENDANGERED
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is still common where not persecuted by humans. Occurs in many protected areas. Hunting and habitat loss are the biggest problems.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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