Black Howler Monkey vs Mountain yam

Alouatta pigra compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Atelidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Dioscorea
Species	Alouatta pigra	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.