Black Howler Monkey vs red spiderling

Alouatta pigra compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Key Differences

  • Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while red spiderling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Howler Monkey red spiderling
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Atelidae Nyctaginaceae
Genus Alouatta Boerhavia
Species Alouatta pigra Boerhavia diffusa

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

red spiderling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Howler Monkey red spiderling
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red spiderling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 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.

red spiderling

No description available.

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