Brown Spider Monkey vs Lemon Pachyphloeus

Ateles hybridus compared with Pachyphlodes citrina

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Lemon Pachyphloeus is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Lemon Pachyphloeus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Atelidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Ateles	Pachyphlodes
Species	Ateles hybridus	Pachyphlodes citrina

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemon Pachyphloeus

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Lemon Pachyphloeus
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.

Lemon Pachyphloeus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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