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Peruvian Spider Monkey
Significant to the Rainforest, but alas, they are also at the brick of becoming extinct. The Peruvian Spider Monkey is a spider monkey species that occurs in Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.
They are comparatively large amongst monkey species and can be up to 1 m long by 60 cm long. These monkeys are important for the conservation of the biodiversity of the Rainforest since they mainly eat fruit and scatter the seeds as the tree swings.
Since the 1970s, the population of these monkeys has declined by more than 50%. The loss of the Rainforest and fragmentation and hunting are primarily the fault of their dwindling population. It has contributed to figures falling and is now being classified under the IUCNs critical threat.
