black-headed spider monkey vs Peruvian night monkey

Ateles fusciceps compared with Aotus miconax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	Peruvian night 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	Aotidae
Genus	Ateles	Aotus
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	Peruvian night 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.

Peruvian night 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.