Brown Spider Monkey vs Rough-Tailed

Ateles hybridus compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Atelidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Ateles	Bathytoshia
Species	Ateles hybridus	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Rough-Tailed
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.

Rough-Tailed

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