Black Howler Monkey vs Yellow ginger

Alouatta pigra compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Yellow ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Atelidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Hedychium
Species	Alouatta pigra	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Yellow ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), 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.