Brown Spider Monkey vs Macaco Prego

Ateles hybridus compared with Sapajus robustus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Macaco Prego is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Macaco Prego
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	Cebidae
Genus	Ateles	Sapajus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Sapajus robustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Macaco Prego share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (primatas)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Macaco Prego

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Macaco Prego
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.

Macaco Prego

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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