Brown Spider Monkey vs Small Suncup

Ateles hybridus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Primates (サル目)	Gentianales (リンドウ目)
Family	Atelidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ateles	Aspidonepsis
Species	Ateles hybridus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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