Black Howler Monkey vs Laurel

Alouatta pigra compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Laurel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Atelidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Guatteria
Species	Alouatta pigra	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Laurel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.