Black Howler Monkey vs Forest Num-num

Alouatta pigra compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Atelidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Carissa
Species	Alouatta pigra	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.