Black Howler Monkey vs Dotted lancepod

Alouatta pigra compared with Lonchocarpus punctatus

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Dotted lancepod is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Dotted lancepod
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	Lonchocarpus
Species	Alouatta pigra	Lonchocarpus punctatus

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Dotted lancepod
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.