Black Howler Monkey vs Elastic grass

Alouatta pigra compared with Eragrostis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Elastic grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Elastic grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Eragrostis
Species	Alouatta pigra	Eragrostis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Elastic grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Elastic grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.