Black Howler Monkey vs Sour orange

Alouatta pigra compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Atelidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Citrus
Species	Alouatta pigra	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, 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.