black-handed spider monkey vs black-headed spider monkey

Ateles geoffroyi compared with Ateles fusciceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-handed spider monkey	black-headed spider monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Primates (رئيسيات)	Primates (رئيسيات)
Family same	Atelidae	Atelidae
Genus same	Ateles	Ateles
Species	Ateles geoffroyi	Ateles fusciceps

Evolutionary Relationship

black-handed spider monkey and black-headed spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ateles.

Conservation Status

black-handed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-handed spider monkey	black-headed spider monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-handed spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-headed spider monkey

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black-handed spider monkey

The Black-Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-headed spider monkey

The Black-Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.