Amazon Black Howler vs Duckweed

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Lemna perpusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Black Howler Duckweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Primates (Primates) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Atelidae Araceae
Genus Alouatta Lemna
Species Alouatta nigerrima Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Black Howler Duckweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 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.

Duckweed

No description available.

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