User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-2049092-20120704170507/@comment-4212769-20120708182539

Actually it's more similar to a Lemur with a Tapir nose and Lemurs are Prosimians, that are still primates but seperated from the apes and monkeys.

Indeed, Kecha-Wacha does spit those webs from the mouth and doesn't use them with the hands. He is using the claws to hang and move through this layer of leaves.