Black Howler Monkey vs Guyanese arrowhead

Alouatta pigra compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Guyanese arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Atelidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Alouatta	Sagittaria
Species	Alouatta pigra	Sagittaria guayanensis

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Guyanese arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.

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.