black howler monkey vs four-leaved mare's-tail

Alouatta caraya compared with Hippuris tetraphylla

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while four-leaved mare's-tail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	four-leaved mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Atelidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Hippuris
Species	Alouatta caraya	Hippuris tetraphylla

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

four-leaved mare's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	four-leaved mare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.