Black Howler Monkey vs Prickly Heath

Alouatta pigra compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Atelidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Gaultheria
Species	Alouatta pigra	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.