black howler monkey vs Guam Flying Fox

Alouatta caraya compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Guam Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alouatta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alouatta caraya	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

black howler monkey and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.