Black garland monkey

"The underside of the pendulum monkey's tail is bare and ribbed, so it can hold on well with this."

Zwarte slingeraap

  • Ateles paniscus

    Scientific name

  • Zuid-Amerika ten noorden van de Amazone rivier in het regenwoud

    Habitat

  • vooral vruchten, ook bladeren, bloemen, zaden, soms insecten

    Food

  • gemiddeld 20 jaar

    Lifetime

  • tot 9 kilo

    Weight

  • tot 55 cm (zonder de staart)

    Length

  • meestal 1

    Number of youngsters

  • 7,5 maanden

    Wear time

  • Kwetsbaar

    IUCN Status

  • Ja

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 25

    meters, this is how high above the ground the spider monkey usually lives

  • 55

    centimeters, that's how long a sling monkey is without the tail

  • 20

    years, which is how old the spider monkey gets on average

Living at high altitude

Black spider monkeys live in the rainforests of South America. They are often found high up in the trees. Most of the time they live above 25 meters.

A healthy diet

Black dwarf monkeys eat a lot of different fruits. They also do eat leaves, flowers and occasionally insects. By eating fruit with stone and all (and defecating them later) they spread the seeds. This allows fruit trees to grow again in new places.

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