Brown Spider Monkey vs Guemal

Ateles hybridus compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Guemal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Atelidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ateles	Hippocamelus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Guemal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Guemal
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.

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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