Brown Spider Monkey vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Ateles hybridus compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Primates (영장목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Atelidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ateles	Chimarrogale
Species	Ateles hybridus	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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