black-headed spider monkey vs Little Black Serotine

Ateles fusciceps compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Atelidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ateles	Eptesicus
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador