Black Howler Monkey vs Northern Spiderhead

Alouatta pigra compared with Serruria fucifolia

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Northern Spiderhead is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Northern Spiderhead
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	Serruria
Species	Alouatta pigra	Serruria fucifolia

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Northern Spiderhead

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Northern Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Spiderhead

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.