Black Howler Monkey vs sacred basil

Alouatta pigra compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Atelidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Ocimum
Species	Alouatta pigra	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.