Amazon Black Howler vs Prickly Heath

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Amazon Black Howler is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Black Howler	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Atelidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Gaultheria
Species	Alouatta nigerrima	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Black Howler	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.