Brown Spider Monkey vs Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Ateles hybridus compared with Macaca leonina

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Northern Pig-tailed Macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
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	Macaca
Species	Ateles hybridus	Macaca leonina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Northern Pig-tailed Macaque share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
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.

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

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