Types of Monkeys - Buzzle

A Complete List of All Types of Monkeys You Wouldn't Want to Miss

Pygmy marmoset, with an average body length of 5.5-6.3 inches, is the smallest monkey in the world, while the Mandrill, with an average length of 30-37 inches, is the largest. In between the two, there exist hundreds of species which are broadly categorized into two types - New World and Old World monkeys.

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Amazon Rainforest Animals - unique-southamerica-travel ...

Golden Lion Tamarin. Amazon Rainforest - © Merijn van der Vliet/Istockphoto

Tremendously reach in animal life, the Amazon rainforest ecosystem is populated by insects, arachnids, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals. Here are some of them...

Spider monkey:

Inhabits the canopy of the rainforest eating fruits, seeds and leaves. It can grow up to two feet tall, excluding the tail.

The spider monkey likes to hang upside down using only its powerful tail to hold on to branches.

Other species include: squirrel monkey, capuchin monkey, woolly monkey, red howler monkey and pigmy...

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