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Small mammals
Geoffroy's spider monkey
Geoffroy's spider monkey · Ateles geoffroyi
Geoffroy's spider monkey is an agile specialist of the forest canopy. With its prehensile tail and loud calls it shapes the forests of Central America.
Fact file
- Size
- Body 45 to 65 cm, tail about 75 cm, weight 6 to 9 kg
- Males and females
- Males and females are very similar in appearance, females have a prominent clitoris
- Sounds
- Loud barking, screaming and twittering as means of communication
- Diet
- Feeds mainly on fruit, less often on leaves and flowers
- Offspring
- After a gestation period of around 7.5 months the female usually gives birth to a single young
How to identify Geoffroy's spider monkey
Geoffroy's spider monkey is slenderly built and stands out with its long limbs and extremely strong, hairless prehensile tail. The fur is yellowish to rusty brown on the body, while the head, hands and feet are usually black. On the face, pale or pinkish skin around the eyes and nose is striking, which sets it apart from other spider monkeys.
Males and females grow to about the same size, with a body length of 45 to 65 centimetres plus a 75 centimetre tail. The thin build, the lack of a thumb and the almost spider-like limbs make Geoffroy's spider monkey unmistakable, even if sometimes the black-headed spider monkey looks similar.
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