black howler monkey vs Shoebutton

Alouatta caraya compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Atelidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Ardisia
Species	Alouatta caraya	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.