Brown Spider Monkey vs Clarkia

Ateles hybridus compared with Clarkia unguiculata

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Clarkia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Clarkia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Atelidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Ateles	Clarkia
Species	Ateles hybridus	Clarkia unguiculata

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Clarkia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Clarkia
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.

Clarkia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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

Clarkia

The Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) is a species in the genus Clarkia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.