Peters's Ghost-faced Bat vs white-cheeked spider monkey

Mormoops megalophylla compared with Ateles marginatus

Key Differences

• Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern while white-cheeked spider monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Ghost-faced 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	Mormoopidae	Atelidae
Genus	Mormoops	Ateles
Species	Mormoops megalophylla	Ateles marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat and white-cheeked spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

white-cheeked spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat	white-cheeked spider monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

white-cheeked spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.