Black Howler Monkey vs cush-cush

Alouatta pigra compared with Dioscorea trifida

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while cush-cush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	cush-cush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Atelidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Dioscorea
Species	Alouatta pigra	Dioscorea trifida

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

cush-cush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	cush-cush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cush-cush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.