brown howler monkey vs Florida wax scale

Alouatta guariba compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Florida wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Florida wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Atelidae	Coccidae
Genus	Alouatta	Ceroplastes
Species	Alouatta guariba	Ceroplastes floridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown howler monkey and Florida wax scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Florida wax scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

brown howler monkey

The Brown Howler Monkey (Alouatta guariba) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.