Black Howler Monkey vs sweet tanglehead

Alouatta pigra compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Heteropogon
Species	Alouatta pigra	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and 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.