Geographic
range: Neotropical: Found from Mexico to Panama. In Mexico
from Tamaulipas on Atlantic slope and on both coast from Isthmus de
Tehuantepec south.
Physical characteristics: Large
monkey with long legs, arms and prehensile tail. Subspecies differ
in coloration. Mexican form is black with lighter underbody.
Food habits: Herbivorous. Mostly
ripe fruit. Other vegetable matter like leaves, bark and flowers
is consumed.
Reproduction: One young is born after
7 months of gestation. Females breed every 2 -4 years.
Behavior: Arboreal. Great climber.
Lives in groups of 15 -40 individuals, which occasionally spilt to
smaller subgroups.
Habitat: Lowlands to 1800m. Evergreen
forest, dry forest, mangroves, riparian vegetation.
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