Brown Spider Monkey vs Poor Man's Cycad

Ateles hybridus compared with Encephalartos villosus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Poor Man's Cycad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Poor Man's Cycad
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Primates (อันดับวานร)	Cycadales (ปรง)
Family	Atelidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Ateles	Encephalartos
Species	Ateles hybridus	Encephalartos villosus

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Poor Man's Cycad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Poor Man's Cycad
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.

Poor Man's Cycad

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