brown howler monkey vs Indian-nut

Alouatta guariba compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Atelidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Areca
Species	Alouatta guariba	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Indian-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.