black howler monkey vs Mexican redleg

Alouatta caraya compared with Brachypelma emilia

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Mexican redleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Mexican redleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Atelidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Alouatta	Brachypelma
Species	Alouatta caraya	Brachypelma emilia

Evolutionary Relationship

black howler monkey and Mexican redleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican redleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Mexican redleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican redleg

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.