black-headed spider monkey vs Brown Slender Toad

Ateles fusciceps compared with Ansonia leptopus

Key Differences

• black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Atelidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Ateles	Ansonia
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Ansonia leptopus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-headed spider monkey and Brown Slender Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	Brown Slender Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-headed spider monkey

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

black-headed spider monkey

The Black-Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Brown Slender Toad

The Brown Slender Toad (Ansonia leptopus) is a species in the genus Ansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.