Black Howler Monkey vs Wrinkled medick

Alouatta pigra compared with Medicago rugosa

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Wrinkled medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Wrinkled medick
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	Medicago
Species	Alouatta pigra	Medicago rugosa

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Wrinkled medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Wrinkled medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.