Brown Spider Monkey vs One-Flowered Broomrape

Ateles hybridus compared with Aphyllon uniflorum

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while One-Flowered Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	One-Flowered Broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Atelidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Ateles	Aphyllon
Species	Ateles hybridus	Aphyllon uniflorum

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

One-Flowered Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	One-Flowered Broomrape
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.

One-Flowered Broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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