Black Howler Monkey vs Fringed rue

Alouatta pigra compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Atelidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Ruta
Species	Alouatta pigra	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.