Black Howler Monkey vs tropical flat sedge

Alouatta pigra compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while tropical flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	tropical flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Cyperus
Species	Alouatta pigra	Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	tropical flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.