Large Fruit-eating Bat vs white-cheeked spider monkey

Artibeus amplus compared with Ateles marginatus

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while white-cheeked spider monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	white-cheeked spider monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Atelidae
Genus	Artibeus	Ateles
Species	Artibeus amplus	Ateles marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit-eating Bat and white-cheeked spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

white-cheeked spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	white-cheeked spider monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

white-cheeked spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.