Amazon Black Howler vs lignum vitae

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Amazon Black Howler is Least Concern while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Black Howler	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Atelidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Guaiacum
Species	Alouatta nigerrima	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Black Howler	lignum vitae
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.