Mono Araña Café vs Poto Occidental

Ateles hybridus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Mono Araña Café is Critically Endangered while Poto Occidental is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mono Araña Café	Poto Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Atelidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Ateles	Perodicticus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Mono Araña Café and Poto Occidental share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Mono Araña Café

CR — Critically Endangered

Poto Occidental

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mono Araña Café	Poto Occidental
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.

Poto Occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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