Species: Ateles paniscus Common Name: Black spider monkey
Currently, Ateles is composed of six-seven allopatric species.
The black spider monkey lives in Central and South America. They
are large monkeys, weighing 15-19 pounds, that have a long,
prehensile tail. Todays’ entry is my favorite platyrrhine.
Species: Lagothrix lagotricha Common Name: Woolly Monkey Woolly
monkeys are a prehensile tailed species (there are two L.
lagotricha and L. flavicaudata) related to spider monkeys and
howler monkeys.