black-headed spider monkey vs Hamadryas baboon

Ateles fusciceps compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	Hamadryas baboon
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	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ateles	Papio
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

black-headed spider monkey and Hamadryas baboon share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

View Order: Primates

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	Hamadryas baboon
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.

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.