Amazon Black Howler vs Poison Sumac

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Black Howler	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Atelidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Toxicodendron
Species	Alouatta nigerrima	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Black Howler	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.