Brown Spider Monkey vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Ateles hybridus compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Primates (อันดับวานร)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Atelidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Ateles	Lepilemur
Species	Ateles hybridus	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (อันดับวานร)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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