Brown Spider Monkey vs Kangourou-rat Du Désert

Ateles hybridus compared with Caloprymnus campestris

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Kangourou-rat Du Désert is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Kangourou-rat Du Désert
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Atelidae	Potoroidae
Genus	Ateles	Caloprymnus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Caloprymnus campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Kangourou-rat Du Désert share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Kangourou-rat Du Désert

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Kangourou-rat Du Désert
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.

Kangourou-rat Du Désert

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