Brown Spider Monkey vs Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Ateles hybridus compared with Lophostoma carrikeri

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Carriker's Round-eared 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	Lophostoma
Species	Ateles hybridus	Lophostoma carrikeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Carriker's Round-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Carriker's Round-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Spider Monkey

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Brown Spider Monkey

The Brown Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela