Amazon Black Howler vs Bay rum tree

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Pimenta racemosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Black Howler Bay rum tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Atelidae Myrtaceae
Genus Alouatta Pimenta
Species Alouatta nigerrima Pimenta racemosa

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Bay rum tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Black Howler Bay rum tree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay rum tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Benin, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India), North America (Bahamas, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Tonga), and South America (Colombia).

Amazon Black Howler

The Amazon Black Howler (Alouatta nigerrima) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay rum tree

The Bay rum tree (Pimenta racemosa) is a species in the genus Pimenta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms

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