Brown Spider Monkey vs Yellow crocus

Ateles hybridus compared with Crocus flavus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Yellow crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Yellow crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Atelidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Ateles	Crocus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Crocus flavus

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Yellow crocus
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.

Yellow crocus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Czech Republic, Norway, 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