black howler monkey vs Shepherd's purse

Alouatta caraya compared with Capsella bursa-pastoris

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Shepherd's purse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Shepherd's purse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Atelidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Capsella
Species	Alouatta caraya	Capsella bursa-pastoris

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Shepherd's purse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Shepherd's purse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shepherd's purse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.