Black Howler Monkey vs false broom

Alouatta pigra compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Key Differences

  • Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while false broom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Howler Monkey false broom
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 Brachypodium
Species Alouatta pigra Brachypodium sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Howler Monkey false broom
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

false broom

No description available.

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