Black Howler Monkey vs Mexican-olive

Alouatta pigra compared with Cordia boissieri

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Mexican-olive is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Mexican-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Atelidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Cordia
Species	Alouatta pigra	Cordia boissieri

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Mexican-olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Mexican-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican-olive

Habitat

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

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.