Black Howler Monkey vs five-leaf crotalaria

Alouatta pigra compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Key Differences

  • Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Howler Monkey five-leaf crotalaria
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 Crotalaria
Species Alouatta pigra Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Howler Monkey five-leaf crotalaria
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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