black howler monkey vs Lemon grass

Alouatta caraya compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Cymbopogon
Species	Alouatta caraya	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

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.