Asem Kiat vs Brown Spider Monkey

Mangifera rufocostata compared with Ateles hybridus

Key Differences

Asem Kiat is Vulnerable while Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asem Kiat	Brown Spider Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Atelidae
Genus	Mangifera	Ateles
Species	Mangifera rufocostata	Ateles hybridus

Conservation Status

Asem Kiat

VU — Vulnerable

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asem Kiat	Brown Spider Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asem Kiat

Habitat

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

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.

Asem Kiat

Asem kiat (Mangifera rufocostata) is a species in the genus Mangifera. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. 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