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As far as the "black-handed" part of the name is concerned, they were named that way because they have black hands. The "spider" part of their name comes from their incredibly long limbs and tail. They are rather reminiscent of a spider.
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What is the common name for a monkey?
That is its common name. They are further described mostly by color and habitat. Red-faced spider monkey White-fronted spider monkey Brown spider monkey (aka Hybrid Spider Monkey) White-cheeked spider monkey Black-headed spider monkey Brown-headed spider monkey Ornate spider monkey (subspecies Geoffroy's) Peruvian spider monkey Colombian spider monkey (Geoffroy's spider monkeys:) - Yucatan spider monkey - Mexican spider monkey - Nicaraguan spider monkey
What is the name of the baby spider monkey?
They are called infants
How did the Black Spider Monkey get its name?
The name came obviously from it's appearance. It has very strong limbs with black hands.
What is the scientific name to the spider monkey?
There are several species and a few sub-species with similar names, including Geoffroyi's spider monkey. They are all of the genus Ateles. The similar species is the yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda).Species of spider monkeys include:Red-faced spider monkey, Ateles paniscusWhite-fronted spider monkey, Ateles belzebuthPeruvian spider monkey, Ateles chamekBrown spider monkey, Ateles hybridusWhite-cheeked spider monkey, Ateles marginatusBlack-headed spider monkey, Ateles fuscicepsBrown-headed spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps fuscicepsColombian spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps rufiventrisGeoffroy's spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi- Yucatan spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis- Mexican spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus- Nicaraguan spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi- Ornate spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi ornatus
What is the name of one type of monkey?
Spider monkey.
Is spider monkey a vertibrate?
A spider monkey (scientific name: Ateles) has a spine, making it a vertebrate.
Latin name for monkey?
The species name is Ateles fusciceps.There are two subspecies:Ateles fusciceps fusciceps (northwestern Ecuador)Ateles fusciceps rufiventris (eastern Panama to southwest Colombia)
In My Gym Partner's a Monkey what's the spider monkey's name?
Jake
Monkey species name?
capuchin is one of them. more- howler monkey, spider monkey etc.
What is a sajou?
A sajou is another name for a spider monkey or capuchin.
Where does the black spider monkey come from?
they come from the part of mexcio and mii name is diemah and love monkeys and and more things i cant say now
What is the sciencfitic name of a spider?
The scientific name given to a spider is Arachne, which comes from the Latin word Arachne. (Many scientific names are in Latin, because it is a "dead language.")Although I saw that one of the categories was "monkey," so here is the name for a spider monkey: Ateles geoffroyi
