The scientific name of this species is Ateles marginatus. The White-Cheeked Spider Monkey is a kind of New World monkey. White-Cheeked Spider Monkey is a native of Brazil. The White-Cheeked Spider Monkey roams around the forest canopy in small family groups of two to four large groups of a few dozen animals.
This species feeds on fruits, leaves, flowers, bark, honey and small insects. The expansion of farmland in the Amazon rainforest and the creation of new roads through its territory have seen another Chiku tree-dweller reduce the number of White-Cheeked Spider Monkeys.