Black Howler Monkey vs Yellow Prickle

Alouatta pigra compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Yellow Prickle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Yellow Prickle
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 martinicense

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.