Brown Spider Monkey vs Tuberous Thistle

Ateles hybridus compared with Cirsium tuberosum

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Tuberous Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Tuberous Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Primates (영장목)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Atelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ateles	Cirsium
Species	Ateles hybridus	Cirsium tuberosum

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Tuberous Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Tuberous Thistle
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.

Tuberous Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.

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