Brown Spider Monkey vs Prickly-flower Cyanea

Ateles hybridus compared with Cyanea aculeatiflora

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Prickly-flower Cyanea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Prickly-flower Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Atelidae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Ateles	Cyanea
Species	Ateles hybridus	Cyanea aculeatiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Prickly-flower Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly-flower Cyanea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Prickly-flower Cyanea
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.

Prickly-flower Cyanea

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