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Animal Profiles: White-Cheeked Spider Monkeys



White-Cheeked Spider Monkeys are cute animals that are found in the Amazon.


The Amazon rainforest is home to many magical, cute, sometimes scary, but always fascinating animals and plant species that are found in the Amazon rainforest.


The Amazon rainforest is a rainforest that is like no other ecosystem on the planet. Each ecosystem has its own intrinsic beauty, and - so does the Amazon.


One cute animal found in the Amazon is the White-Cheeked Spider Monkey!


Where Is This Spider Monkey Found?


The White-Cheeked Spider Monkey lives in the Amazon Basin.


The Beautiful Amazon Rainforest


White-Cheeked Spider Monkeys are not found throughout the whole Amazon rainforest, they are only found in a part of the Amazon basin.


They are only found in Brasil.


What Is Their Habitat?


White-Cheeked Spider Monkeys are only found living in forests, specifically, the Amazon forest - these cute monkeys are found nowhere else in the world.


This means that protecting their forest home is important, because if there is no Amazon basin, then there will be no home for these monkeys.


What Is Their Conservation Status?


Another reason that it is extremely important to preserve and save the Amazon for these cute animals, is because of their conservation status, today, White-cheeked Spider Monkeys are an endangered species.


What Is Their Population Trend?


Sadly, not only are White-cheeked Spider Monkeys an endangered species today, but their population is also decreasing. Therefore, the population trend for the White-cheeked Spider Monkey is one of decreasing.


What Threats Do They Face?


The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is the main threat to this animals existence.


Things like logging and constructing roads through the Amazon rainforest is a major threat to the White-cheeked Spider Monkey. Other big threats to them include housing developments and farming.


When the Amazon rainforest is destroyed, it means that the homes of the animals who live here are also destroyed, to save animals like the White-cheeked Spider Monkey, it is important to save the Amazon rainforest and stop its destruction.


What Is Their Population?


The exact population of White-cheeked Spider Monkeys is not known, however, it is estimated that their population is above 10,000 animals.


Some More Information About Them


Kingdom: Animalia

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primates

Phylum: Chordata

Family: Atelidae

Genus: Ateles







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