Brown Spider Monkey vs Hasselt's Litter Frog

Ateles hybridus compared with Leptobrachium hasseltii

Key Differences

Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Hasselt's Litter Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Hasselt's Litter Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Atelidae	Megophryidae
Genus	Ateles	Leptobrachium
Species	Ateles hybridus	Leptobrachium hasseltii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Hasselt's Litter Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Hasselt's Litter Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Hasselt's Litter Frog
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.

Hasselt's Litter Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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