Black Howler Monkey vs round-leaf cassia

Alouatta pigra compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Atelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Chamaecrista
Species	Alouatta pigra	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.