black howler monkey vs Desert Cotton

Alouatta caraya compared with Gossypium thurberi

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Desert Cotton is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Desert Cotton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Atelidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Gossypium
Species	Alouatta caraya	Gossypium thurberi

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Desert Cotton

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Desert Cotton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Cotton

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Australia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.