Black Howler Monkey vs Lesser Spearwort

Alouatta pigra compared with Ranunculus flammula

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Lesser Spearwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Atelidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Ranunculus
Species	Alouatta pigra	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.