Black Howler Monkey vs Natal plum

Alouatta pigra compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Atelidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Carissa
Species	Alouatta pigra	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.