Black Howler Monkey vs umkokolo

Alouatta pigra compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Atelidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Dovyalis
Species	Alouatta pigra	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), 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.