Black Howler Monkey vs Floating Fern

Alouatta pigra compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Atelidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Salvinia
Species	Alouatta pigra	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.