Amazon Black Howler vs lime prickly-ash

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Zanthoxylum fagara

Key Differences

  • Amazon Black Howler is Least Concern while lime prickly-ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Black Howler lime prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Atelidae Rutaceae
Genus Alouatta Zanthoxylum
Species Alouatta nigerrima Zanthoxylum fagara

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

lime prickly-ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Black Howler lime prickly-ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lime prickly-ash

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 Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as 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.

lime prickly-ash

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