Black-headed Spider Monkey
Ateles fusciceps
The black-headed spider monkey inhabits tropical rainforests, moving rapidly through the upper canopy. It mainly eats ripe fruit, supplemented with leaves, flowers, seeds, and occasional insects. Long limbs and a powerful prehensile tail allow it to swing, hang, and cross gaps with remarkable agility. It is among the most threatened primates in the Americas because forest loss and hunting have severely reduced its populations.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- EN
Growth chain
- ?
- Black-headed Spider Monkey