Brown Spider Monkey vs Cachorro do Campo

Ateles hybridus compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Cachorro do Campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Cachorro do Campo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Atelidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Ateles	Lycalopex
Species	Ateles hybridus	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Cachorro do Campo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Cachorro do Campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Cachorro do Campo
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.

Cachorro do Campo

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