Brown Spider Monkey vs Large-leaved Myrtle

Ateles hybridus compared with Eugenia erythrophylla

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Large-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Primates (رئيسيات)	Myrtales (آسيات)
Family	Atelidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Ateles	Eugenia
Species	Ateles hybridus	Eugenia erythrophylla

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Large-leaved Myrtle
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.

Large-leaved Myrtle

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