Brown Spider Monkey vs Rotgesicht-Klammeraffe

Ateles hybridus compared with Ateles paniscus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Rotgesicht-Klammeraffe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Rotgesicht-Klammeraffe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Primates (Primaten)	Primates (Primaten)
Family same	Atelidae	Atelidae
Genus same	Ateles	Ateles
Species	Ateles hybridus	Ateles paniscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Rotgesicht-Klammeraffe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ateles.

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Rotgesicht-Klammeraffe

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Rotgesicht-Klammeraffe
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.

Rotgesicht-Klammeraffe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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