Black Howler Monkey vs Monkey Apple

Alouatta pigra compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Howler Monkey Monkey Apple
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 Annona
Species Alouatta pigra Annona glabra

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Howler Monkey Monkey Apple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Monkey Apple

No description available.

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