Black Howler Monkey vs Few-Flowered Nutrush

Alouatta pigra compared with Scleria pauciflora

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Few-Flowered Nutrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Few-Flowered Nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Scleria
Species	Alouatta pigra	Scleria pauciflora

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Few-Flowered Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Few-Flowered Nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Few-Flowered Nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.