Brown Spider Monkey vs Dryad Monkey

Ateles hybridus compared with Chlorocebus dryas

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Dryad Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Dryad Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Primates (サル目)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ateles	Chlorocebus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Chlorocebus dryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Dryad Monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (サル目)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Dryad Monkey
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.

Dryad Monkey

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