black howler monkey vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Alouatta caraya compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Atelidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Alouatta	Balantiopteryx
Species	Alouatta caraya	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

black howler monkey and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.