black-faced spider monkey vs Pacific Flying Fox

Ateles chamek compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• black-faced spider monkey is Endangered while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-faced spider monkey	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Atelidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ateles	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ateles chamek	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-faced spider monkey and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-faced spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-faced spider monkey	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-faced spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Flying Fox

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.