Black-mantled Tamarin vs Brown Spider Monkey

Leontocebus nigricollis compared with Ateles hybridus

Key Differences

• Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern while Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mantled Tamarin	Brown Spider Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Primates (영장목)	Primates (영장목)
Family	Callitrichidae	Atelidae
Genus	Leontocebus	Ateles
Species	Leontocebus nigricollis	Ateles hybridus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mantled Tamarin and Brown Spider Monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (영장목)

Conservation Status

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mantled Tamarin	Brown Spider Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-mantled Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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-mantled Tamarin

The Black-mantled Tamarin (Leontocebus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Leontocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia