black howler monkey vs Desert Sunflower

Alouatta caraya compared with Helianthus deserticola

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Desert Sunflower is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Desert Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Atelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Alouatta caraya	Helianthus deserticola

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Desert Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Sunflower

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.