Brown Spider Monkey vs Malayan-sword

Ateles hybridus compared with Aglaonema simplex

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Malayan-sword is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Primates (灵长目)	Alismatales (泽泻目)
Family	Atelidae	Araceae
Genus	Ateles	Aglaonema
Species	Ateles hybridus	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Malayan-sword
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.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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