Black Howler Monkey vs Cotton Thistle

Alouatta pigra compared with Onopordum acanthium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Howler Monkey Cotton Thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Atelidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Alouatta Onopordum
Species Alouatta pigra Onopordum acanthium

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Cotton Thistle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Howler Monkey Cotton Thistle
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotton Thistle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, India, Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cotton Thistle

No description available.

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