black howler monkey vs Figleaf gourd

Alouatta caraya compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Atelidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Cucurbita
Species	Alouatta caraya	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.