black-headed spider monkey vs Babuíno da Guiné

Ateles fusciceps compared with Papio papio

Key Differences

• black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while Babuíno da Guiné is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	Babuíno da Guiné
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (primatas)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ateles	Papio
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Papio papio

Evolutionary Relationship

black-headed spider monkey and Babuíno da Guiné share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (primatas)

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

Babuíno da Guiné

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	Babuíno da Guiné
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-headed spider monkey

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Babuíno da Guiné

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-headed spider monkey

The Black-Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.