Black Howler Monkey vs Red melastome

Alouatta pigra compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Atelidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Alouatta	Melastoma
Species	Alouatta pigra	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.