black howler monkey vs Mérida Nightshade

Alouatta caraya compared with Solanum ripense

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Mérida Nightshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Atelidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Solanum
Species	Alouatta caraya	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Mérida Nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.