Amazon Black Howler vs

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Black Howler
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Atelidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Exobasidium
Species	Alouatta nigerrima	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Black Howler
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.