brown howler monkey vs limestone fern

Alouatta guariba compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Atelidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Gymnocarpium
Species	Alouatta guariba	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. 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.