The Biome / Habitat

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There are six species of spider monkey, one of which is the woolly spider monkey. The Woolly Spider Monkey lives in the Atlantic coast and in the coastal and tropical rainforests of Brazil, in South America. Woolly Spider Monkeys are also called Muriqui monkeys

Brazil is a tropical country that is very warm in May. The weather in July is approximately 8 ° F and the average low temperature is 71° F. The average rainfall is 4 inches.

The Spider Monkey lives in trees, and it does not travel much. They need lots of trees to travel by swinging from one tree to another. They require large tracts of undisturbed forest.

Tropical rainforests have more kinds of trees than anywhere else and
since 70% of plants in the rainforest are trees, the woolly spider monkey has a lot of area to
"monkey around". The Woolly Spider Monkey habitat has a variety of plant life.
Unfortunately, they have become the
focus of public attention. The rainforest is destroyed at the size of 6 soccer
fields a day. They live in the upper canopy of die tall trees.

The Woolly Spider Monkey lacks a thumb & has long limbs like the spider monkeys. Spider monkey adults weights typically exceed 6kg, with males and females similar in size and appearance. The woolly spider monkeys are 15-23 inches long without its tail and weigh 10-20 pounds. They range in coloration from brown to black and the underside of their tails has no fur at the end. The underside of the tail end skin is marked by grooves and swirls, which make gripping easier. Just like human fingerprints, the pattern of the marks is individual to each monkey. They seldom go to the ground. These monkeys are very intelligent, and have a big brain for their body size. One species has been seen to use its tail to collect water from a deep hole in a tree. This endangered species consumes fruit, seeds, flowers, nectar, bark, bamboo, and ferns. They like to eat in the rainy season. It also prefers to eat fruits which are riper. Leaves are eaten for bulk and protein, and the woolly spider monkey prefers the better leaves. They can get drunk with a group of eight or nine spider monkeys when in a tree, stuffing themselves with overripe and fermenting orange-colored fruits. There are a slightly more female and male monkeys. Groups may split up into smaller groups. Spider monkeys group's monkeys group's number between four and nine. Females rule spider monkey society.

The Woolly Spider Monkey is in the east side of Brazil and is in the Atlantic coastal forest.. The weather in July is 85° Fahrenheit and average low is 71.2°F The average rainfall in July is 3.6 inches. Brazil is warm and tropical in May. The soil type is like the Amazon where the Woolly Spider Monkey is found, and the soil is high and leached.

The soil makes up 75% of the total Latossolos and Podzolicos. There are slightly forested areas. The spider lives in a tree, and it does not go to other places. They need lots of trees to swing from one tree to another. A species in danger of extinction throughout all of a significant portion of its range, as a result of any of the following: habitat, change, reduction, destruction, over-hunting, excessive capture, disease, predation, lack of regulation, management, or other natural or man-made factors. We are facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Illegal hunting with the marquis's docile nature and large size make it an easy and attractive target. Another name for the Woolly Spider Monkey is Murquis.

Things done to prevent the Woolly Spider Monkey from becoming extinct are; Restoring and creating habitat, sponsoring acres of rainforest which contains, half of Earth's plant and species.