black-faced spider monkey vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Ateles chamek compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• black-faced spider monkey is Endangered while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-faced spider monkey	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Atelidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ateles	Tlacuatzin
Species	Ateles chamek	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

black-faced spider monkey and Gray Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-faced spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-faced spider monkey	Gray Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-faced spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-faced spider monkey

The Black-Faced Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.