Brown Spider Monkey vs Frikart's aster

Ateles hybridus compared with Aster frikartii

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Frikart's aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Frikart's aster
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Primates (อันดับวานร)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Atelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ateles	Aster
Species	Ateles hybridus	Aster frikartii

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Frikart's aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Frikart's aster
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.

Frikart's aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

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