Black Howler Monkey vs cow-itch

Alouatta pigra compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Atelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Mucuna
Species	Alouatta pigra	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.