Black Howler Monkey vs True indigo

Alouatta pigra compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while True indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	True indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Atelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Indigofera
Species	Alouatta pigra	Indigofera tinctoria

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	True indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

True indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.