black howler monkey vs Northern Emerald

Alouatta caraya compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Atelidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Alouatta	Somatochlora
Species	Alouatta caraya	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Northern Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.