black howler monkey vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Alouatta caraya compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Atelidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Spermacoce
Species	Alouatta caraya	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Prostrate false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), 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.