Black Howler Monkey vs Tape grass

Alouatta pigra compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Tape grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Tape grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Atelidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Vallisneria
Species	Alouatta pigra	Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Tape grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tape grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.