Brown Spider Monkey vs Creeping Spikemoss

Ateles hybridus compared with Selaginella apoda

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Creeping Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Atelidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Ateles	Selaginella
Species	Ateles hybridus	Selaginella apoda

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Creeping Spikemoss
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.

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and United States.

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