Black Howler Monkey vs sugar-plum

Alouatta pigra compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Atelidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Uapaca
Species	Alouatta pigra	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.