Brown Spider Monkey vs Gray-lined Hawk

Ateles hybridus compared with Buteo nitidus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Gray-lined Hawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Gray-lined Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Primates (رئيسيات)	Accipitriformes (بازيات)
Family	Atelidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Ateles	Buteo
Species	Ateles hybridus	Buteo nitidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Gray-lined Hawk share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-lined Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Gray-lined Hawk
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.

Gray-lined Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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

Gray-lined Hawk

Gray-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela