Brown Spider Monkey vs mantled guereza

Ateles hybridus compared with Colobus guereza

Key Differences

Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while mantled guereza is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	mantled guereza
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ateles	Colobus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Colobus guereza

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and mantled guereza share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

View Order: Primates

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

mantled guereza

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	mantled guereza
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.

mantled guereza

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