Brown Spider Monkey vs Few-Flowered Aristida

Ateles hybridus compared with Aristida oligantha

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Few-Flowered Aristida is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Few-Flowered Aristida
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ateles	Aristida
Species	Ateles hybridus	Aristida oligantha

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Few-Flowered Aristida

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Few-Flowered Aristida
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.

Few-Flowered Aristida

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Canada, 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