Amazon Black Howler vs Black Nightshade

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Solanum nigrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Black Howler	Black Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Atelidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Solanum
Species	Alouatta nigerrima	Solanum nigrum

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Black Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Black Howler	Black Nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Nightshade

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Black Nightshade

The Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) is a species in the genus Solanum. 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 mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also.