black howler monkey vs Mountain Cocoa

Alouatta caraya compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Atelidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Theobroma
Species	Alouatta caraya	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Mountain Cocoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.