black-handed spider monkey vs Brown Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi compared with Ateles hybridus

Key Differences

• black-handed spider monkey is Endangered while Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-handed spider monkey	Brown Spider Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Primates (नरवानर गण)	Primates (नरवानर गण)
Family same	Atelidae	Atelidae
Genus same	Ateles	Ateles
Species	Ateles geoffroyi	Ateles hybridus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-handed spider monkey and Brown Spider Monkey share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ateles.

Conservation Status

black-handed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-handed spider monkey	Brown Spider Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-handed spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

black-handed spider monkey

The Black-Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. 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