Black Howler Monkey vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Alouatta pigra compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Atelidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Nymphoides
Species	Alouatta pigra	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.