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spider monkey


A Brown-headed Spider Monkey at the Monkey Lodge in Panama City, Panama

Photo by Liz Andrews (San Francisco, CA); July 2011

Habitat destruction and hunting pose the greatest threats to the brown-headed spider monkey’s survival. Spider monkeys prefer undisturbed, mature forests and therefore are vulnerable to forest fragmentation.

Status: Critically Endangered


 

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