All Spider Monkeys have long limbs, a prehensile tail and lack a thumb. This species, also called Peruvian Spider Monkey is listed as endangered by IUCN. Its main threats are subsistence and market hunting as well as habitat loss due to agriculture, mining, and logging. This was apparently another rescue animal that had been released back into the wild, but still showed no fear of humans. I have been advised that this species is locally extinct in the area. This is the semi-captive individual that lives on Monkey island where lodge owners drop off orphaned animals. Our expedition checklist has A. belzebuth (White-bellied Spider-Monkey) and A. paniscus (Black Spider-Monkey) which does not occur here, but these listings are probably based partly on outdated taxonomy. Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.
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Wallace, R.B., Mittermeier, R.A., Cornejo, F. & Boubli, J.-P. 2008. Ateles chamek. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T41547A10497375. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41547A10497375.en. Downloaded on 07 July 2019.
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