Brown Spider Monkey vs Moore's woolly lemur

Ateles hybridus compared with Avahi mooreorum

Key Differences

Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Moore's woolly lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Moore's woolly lemur
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	Indriidae
Genus	Ateles	Avahi
Species	Ateles hybridus	Avahi mooreorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Moore's woolly lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

View Order: Primates

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Moore's woolly lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Moore's woolly lemur
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.

Moore's woolly lemur

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