black howler monkey vs lowland paca

Alouatta caraya compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Atelidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Alouatta	Cuniculus
Species	Alouatta caraya	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

black howler monkey and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.