Brown Spider Monkey vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Ateles hybridus compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Merida Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Ateles hybridus	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Merida Small-eared 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.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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:

🇻🇪 Venezuela