black-headed spider monkey vs red-faced spider monkey

Ateles fusciceps compared with Ateles paniscus

Key Differences

• black-headed spider monkey is Endangered while red-faced spider monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-headed spider monkey	red-faced spider monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Primates (Primat)	Primates (Primat)
Family same	Atelidae	Atelidae
Genus same	Ateles	Ateles
Species	Ateles fusciceps	Ateles paniscus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-headed spider monkey and red-faced spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ateles.

Conservation Status

black-headed spider monkey

EN — Endangered

red-faced spider monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-headed spider monkey	red-faced spider monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-headed spider monkey

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

red-faced spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-headed spider monkey

The Black-Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.