Black Howler Monkey vs white copal

Alouatta pigra compared with Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while white copal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	white copal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Atelidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Zanthoxylum
Species	Alouatta pigra	Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

white copal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	white copal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white copal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.