Amazon Black Howler vs Golden shower

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Cassia fistula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Black Howler	Golden shower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Atelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Cassia
Species	Alouatta nigerrima	Cassia fistula

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Golden shower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Black Howler	Golden shower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden shower

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, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), 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.