Black Howler Monkey vs Thatching grass

Alouatta pigra compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Alouatta pigra	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.