Brown Spider Monkey vs Reeves's muntjac

Ateles hybridus compared with Muntiacus reevesi

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Reeves's muntjac is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Reeves's muntjac
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Atelidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ateles	Muntiacus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Muntiacus reevesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Reeves's muntjac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Reeves's muntjac

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Reeves's muntjac
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.

Reeves's muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and 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