Black Howler Monkey vs Sour Prickle

Alouatta pigra compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Atelidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Opuntia
Species	Alouatta pigra	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), 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.