Arraia de fogo vs Brown Spider Monkey

Potamotrygon henlei compared with Ateles hybridus

Key Differences

Arraia de fogo is Least Concern while Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia de fogo	Brown Spider Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Atelidae
Genus	Potamotrygon	Ateles
Species	Potamotrygon henlei	Ateles hybridus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arraia de fogo and Brown Spider Monkey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Arraia de fogo

LC — Least Concern

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia de fogo	Brown Spider Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arraia de fogo

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.

Arraia de fogo

The Bigtooth river stingray (Potamotrygon henlei) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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