Black Howler Monkey vs Red Sumac

Alouatta pigra compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Atelidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Rhus
Species	Alouatta pigra	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.