Amazon Black Howler vs Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Opuntia curassavica

Key Differences

• Amazon Black Howler is Least Concern while Cylindrical Prickly Pear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Black Howler	Cylindrical Prickly Pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Atelidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Opuntia
Species	Alouatta nigerrima	Opuntia curassavica

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Black Howler	Cylindrical Prickly Pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.