Black Howler Monkey vs Blood root

Alouatta pigra compared with Justicia secunda

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Blood root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Blood root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Atelidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Justicia
Species	Alouatta pigra	Justicia secunda

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Blood root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Blood root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blood root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States.

Black Howler Monkey

The Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blood root

The Blood root (Justicia secunda) is a species in the genus Justicia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.