black-headed spider monkey vs L'Hoest's Monkey

Ateles fusciceps compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Key Differences

• black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	L'Hoest's 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	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ateles	Allochrocebus
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Evolutionary Relationship

black-headed spider monkey and L'Hoest's Monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	L'Hoest's Monkey
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.

L'Hoest's Monkey

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.