Black Howler Monkey vs Red ginger

Alouatta pigra compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Atelidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Alpinia
Species	Alouatta pigra	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.