guincho vs Brown Spider Monkey

Chroicocephalus ridibundus compared with Ateles hybridus

Key Differences

• guincho is Vulnerable while Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	guincho	Brown Spider Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Laridae	Atelidae
Genus	Chroicocephalus	Ateles
Species	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Ateles hybridus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

guincho

VU — Vulnerable

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	guincho	Brown Spider Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

guincho

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

guincho

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) está classificado como Vulnerável (VU) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Enfrenta alto risco de ameaça na natureza, com populações em declínio e pressão crescente sobre seu habitat.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela