Mono Araña Café vs Peruzzi’s Gagea

Ateles hybridus compared with Gagea peruzzii

Key Differences

• Mono Araña Café is Critically Endangered while Peruzzi’s Gagea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mono Araña Café	Peruzzi’s Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Atelidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Ateles	Gagea
Species	Ateles hybridus	Gagea peruzzii

Conservation Status

Mono Araña Café

CR — Critically Endangered

Peruzzi’s Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mono Araña Café	Peruzzi’s Gagea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mono Araña Café

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.

Peruzzi’s Gagea

Habitat

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

Mono Araña Café

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