black howler monkey vs Bush Maerua

Alouatta caraya compared with Maerua cafra

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Bush Maerua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Bush Maerua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Atelidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Maerua
Species	Alouatta caraya	Maerua cafra

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Bush Maerua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Bush Maerua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush Maerua

Habitat

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

black howler monkey

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

Bush Maerua

The Bush Maerua (Maerua cafra) is a species in the genus Maerua. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.