Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Black Howler Monkey

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Alouatta pigra

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Black Howler Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black Howler Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Atelidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Alouatta
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Alouatta pigra

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Black Howler Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Black Howler Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Howler Monkey

The Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.