Black Howler Monkey vs Orange cestrum

Alouatta pigra compared with Cestrum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Orange cestrum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Orange cestrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Atelidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Cestrum
Species	Alouatta pigra	Cestrum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Orange cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Orange cestrum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange cestrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Indonesia), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, 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.