Brown Spider Monkey vs Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Ateles hybridus compared with Manihot aesculifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Buckeye-leafed Cassava
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Primates (رئيسيات)	Malpighiales (ملبيغيات)
Family	Atelidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ateles	Manihot
Species	Ateles hybridus	Manihot aesculifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Buckeye-leafed Cassava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Spider Monkey

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brown Spider Monkey

The Brown Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.