Brown Spider Monkey vs Struzl's Onion

Ateles hybridus compared with Allium struzlianum

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Struzl's Onion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Struzl's Onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Atelidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Ateles	Allium
Species	Ateles hybridus	Allium struzlianum

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Struzl's Onion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Struzl's Onion
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.

Struzl's Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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