black-headed spider monkey vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Ateles fusciceps compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Atelidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Ateles	Atelerix
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.