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The spider monkey is a primate of the genus Ateles. Like all monkeys and other primates, it is a mammal and therefore an animal (kingdom Animalia). It is definitely not a plant, fungus, bacteria, or protist, which make up the other extant kingdoms.

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Because it 1. Lays eggs 2. Is cold-blooded 3. Doesn't feed it's babies with milk and 4. Many other things

Oh and it has eight legs.

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Mammals are defined as animals which nurse their young. (They have mammary glands.)

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Is a spider monkey a monkey or a spider?

A monkey.


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 kingdom is the black widow spider in?

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Animals can be classified as mammals, and the scientific name for animals is Animalia.


Is a monkey eukaryotic organism or prokariyotic?

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What are three facts about a spider monkey?

1 there a spider 2 there a monkey 3 ther a monkey and a spider


Is a spider monkey a unicellular or multicellular?

The spider monkey is Multicellullar.


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


Does Bill Gates have a spider monkey?

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What do you get when you cross a spider and a monkey?

The answer to the joke is Spider monkey.


Which kingdoms are people classified in?

People are classified into five kingdoms: Animalia (animals), Plantae (plants), Fungi (fungi), Protista (protists), and Monera (bacteria and archaea). This classification system is based on their differences in cellular structure, mode of nutrition, and other characteristics.


How many species of spider monkey are there?

There are 8 or 9 main species and several subspecies within the genus Ateles. There are separate species of the related genus Brachyteles (woolly spider monkeys).The current defined species are: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