brown howler monkey vs Hairy Marron

Alouatta guariba compared with Cherax tenuimanus

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Hairy Marron is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Hairy Marron
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Atelidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Alouatta	Cherax
Species	Alouatta guariba	Cherax tenuimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown howler monkey and Hairy Marron share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Marron

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Hairy Marron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Marron

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa, Tunisia), Asia (China, Malaysia), Europe (Germany, Norway), North America (Panama), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.