Black-headed Night Monkey vs red howler monkey

Aotus nigriceps compared with Alouatta seniculus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	red howler monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Atelidae
Genus	Aotus	Alouatta
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Alouatta seniculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and red howler monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

red howler monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	red howler monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.