Black Howler Monkey vs Ceylon-olive

Alouatta pigra compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Atelidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Elaeocarpus
Species	Alouatta pigra	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.