black howler monkey vs elderberry-ash

Alouatta caraya compared with Polyscias sambucifolia

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while elderberry-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	elderberry-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Atelidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Polyscias
Species	Alouatta caraya	Polyscias sambucifolia

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

elderberry-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	elderberry-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elderberry-ash

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.