Brown Spider Monkey vs Montpellier Maple

Ateles hybridus compared with Acer monspessulanum

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Montpellier Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Montpellier Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Atelidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ateles	Acer
Species	Ateles hybridus	Acer monspessulanum

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Montpellier Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Montpellier Maple
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.

Montpellier Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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