Brown Spider Monkey vs Derby s Woolly Opossum

Ateles hybridus compared with Caluromys derbianus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Derby s Woolly Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Primates (नरवानर गण)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Atelidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ateles	Caluromys
Species	Ateles hybridus	Caluromys derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Derby s Woolly Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Derby s Woolly Opossum
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.

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia