Black-headed Night Monkey vs red-faced spider monkey

Aotus nigriceps compared with Ateles paniscus

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while red-faced spider monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	red-faced spider monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Atelidae
Genus	Aotus	Ateles
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Ateles paniscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and red-faced spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

red-faced spider monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	red-faced spider monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-faced spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.