Black Howler Monkey vs Pencil Cedar

Alouatta pigra compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Atelidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Polyscias
Species	Alouatta pigra	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

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.