Brown Spider Monkey vs Grant Duff's Iris

Ateles hybridus compared with Iris grant-duffii

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Grant Duff's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Grant Duff's Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Atelidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ateles	Iris
Species	Ateles hybridus	Iris grant-duffii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Grant Duff's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Grant Duff's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Grant Duff's Iris
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.

Grant Duff's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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