Black Howler Monkey vs Hooked Veilwort

Alouatta pigra compared with Metzgeria leptoneura

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Hooked Veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Atelidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Metzgeria
Species	Alouatta pigra	Metzgeria leptoneura

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Hooked Veilwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.