Black Howler Monkey vs Swampmahogany

Alouatta pigra compared with Eucalyptus robusta

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Swampmahogany is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Swampmahogany
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Atelidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Eucalyptus
Species	Alouatta pigra	Eucalyptus robusta

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Swampmahogany

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swampmahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Vietnam), Europe (6 countries), North America (Nicaragua, Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.