Brown Spider Monkey vs New Guinean Quoll

Ateles hybridus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Primates (Primat)	Dasyuromorphia (Yırtıcı keseliler)
Family	Atelidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ateles	Dasyurus
Species	Ateles hybridus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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