Brown Spider Monkey vs Japanese Water Shrew

Ateles hybridus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Primates (приматы)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Atelidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ateles	Chimarrogale
Species	Ateles hybridus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

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