Brown Spider Monkey vs Gray-tailed Tattler

Ateles hybridus compared with Tringa brevipes

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Gray-tailed Tattler is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Gray-tailed Tattler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Atelidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Ateles	Tringa
Species	Ateles hybridus	Tringa brevipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Gray-tailed Tattler share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-tailed Tattler

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Gray-tailed Tattler
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.

Gray-tailed Tattler

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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