black howler monkey vs pignut

Alouatta caraya compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Atelidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Mesosphaerum
Species	Alouatta caraya	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.