black howler monkey vs prickly paperbark

Alouatta caraya compared with Melaleuca styphelioides

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while prickly paperbark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	prickly paperbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Atelidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Melaleuca
Species	Alouatta caraya	Melaleuca styphelioides

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

prickly paperbark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	prickly paperbark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prickly paperbark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, and South Africa.

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.