Black Howler Monkey vs Needle Bush

Alouatta pigra compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Atelidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Hakea
Species	Alouatta pigra	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.