Black Howler Monkey vs Seagrape

Alouatta pigra compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Seagrape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Seagrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Atelidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Coccoloba
Species	Alouatta pigra	Coccoloba uvifera

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Seagrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seagrape

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), 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.