Herbivores By Kevin M.
The herbivores are in the middle of the food chain. The herbivores are usually eated by the carnivores but only sometimes. The herivores eat usually only fruit, vegetables, leaves and a lot of more things. The different kinds of herbivores are paca, night monkey, spider monkey, tapir, white faced saki, uakari monkey and many, many more.

Agouti paca
Photo courtesy/copyright The Belize Zoo
Name: Paca
Description: The Paca has a really short tail, It measures 24 1/2 - 32 1/2 inches. It weighs between 19 and 22 pounds.
Habitat: Tropical and temperate rainforest. Central and South America. Rainforest floor. Near water.
Diet: All fruits except for citrus.
Predators: Many larger animals. Hunters who hunt them with dogs.
Name: Night Monkey
Description: They are about 9 - 15 inches in length and have a tail of about 12 - 16 inches.
Habitat: Parts of South America including the Amazon Rainforest.
Diet: Mainly insects, leaves, small vertebrates and fruit.
Predators: Snakes, larger mammals, and possibly larger owls.

Aotus sp.
Photo © Kevin Schafer/CORBIS , Courtesy Ron Kalasinskas
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Ateles fusciceps robustus
Photo copyright Vernon McGee, Courtesy Sedgwick County Zoo
Name: Spider Monkey
Description: The Black-handed Spider monkey male is about 38 - 49.5 cm in length, with a tail of between 59 - 82 cm, and weighs about 7.5 kg,They have extremely flexible shoulders. Their leaping ability is tremendous and they sprawl out like a spider. They are one of the most agile and acrobatic animals in the rainforest.
Habitat: South America in high branches and the canopy. Amazon Rainforest. Central Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil. Sometimes move into emergent layer.
Diet: Fruits and leaves mainly. Also nuts, eggs, seeds, and insects.
Predators: Poachers (humans). Jaguars.
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