black howler monkey vs parrot's-flower

Alouatta caraya compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while parrot's-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Atelidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Heliconia
Species	Alouatta caraya	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, 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.