black howler monkey vs Devil-thorn

Alouatta caraya compared with Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Devil-thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Devil-thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Atelidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Echinocereus
Species	Alouatta caraya	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Devil-thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil-thorn

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.