black-headed spider monkey vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Ateles fusciceps compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	Pacific Tent-making Bat
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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ateles	Uroderma
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

black-headed spider monkey and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	Pacific Tent-making Bat
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.

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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