black howler monkey vs Prickly Coontail

Alouatta caraya compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Atelidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Ceratophyllum
Species	Alouatta caraya	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.