Brown Spider Monkey vs Great-winged Petrel

Ateles hybridus compared with Pterodroma macroptera

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Great-winged Petrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Great-winged Petrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Atelidae	Procellariidae
Genus	Ateles	Pterodroma
Species	Ateles hybridus	Pterodroma macroptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Great-winged Petrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Great-winged Petrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Great-winged Petrel
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.

Great-winged Petrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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