Black Howler Monkey vs Marsh fleabane

Alouatta pigra compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Atelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Pluchea
Species	Alouatta pigra	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.