Black Howler Monkey vs Scaly Hawkbit

Alouatta pigra compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Atelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Hedypnois
Species	Alouatta pigra	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.