black howler monkey vs top paspalum

Alouatta caraya compared with Paspalum plicatulum

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while top paspalum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	top paspalum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Paspalum
Species	Alouatta caraya	Paspalum plicatulum

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

top paspalum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	top paspalum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

top paspalum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.