Brown Spider Monkey vs Evelyn's Buttons

Ateles hybridus compared with Buellia sharpiana

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Evelyn's Buttons is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Evelyn's Buttons
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Lecanoromycetes (لقنورانية)
Order	Primates (رئيسيات)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Atelidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Ateles	Buellia
Species	Ateles hybridus	Buellia sharpiana

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Evelyn's Buttons

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Evelyn's Buttons
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.

Evelyn's Buttons

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