black-headed spider monkey vs Chinese Shrew

Ateles fusciceps compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Atelidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ateles	Sorex
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Sorex sinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

black-headed spider monkey and Chinese Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	Chinese Shrew
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.

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.