Black Howler Monkey vs Indian-laurel

Alouatta pigra compared with Litsea glutinosa

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Indian-laurel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Indian-laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Atelidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Alouatta	Litsea
Species	Alouatta pigra	Litsea glutinosa

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Indian-laurel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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.