black-faced spider monkey vs Gray Slender Opossum

Ateles chamek compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-faced spider monkey	Gray Slender 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	Marmosops
Species	Ateles chamek	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-faced spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-faced spider monkey	Gray Slender 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 Slender 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.