Black Howler Monkey vs Red ash

Alouatta pigra compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Atelidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Alphitonia
Species	Alouatta pigra	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.