black howler monkey vs rusty lyonia

Alouatta caraya compared with Lyonia ferruginea

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while rusty lyonia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	rusty lyonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Atelidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Lyonia
Species	Alouatta caraya	Lyonia ferruginea

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

rusty lyonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	rusty lyonia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rusty lyonia

Habitat

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

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.