brown howler monkey vs Mexican Agouti

Alouatta guariba compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Atelidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Alouatta	Dasyprocta
Species	Alouatta guariba	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

brown howler monkey and Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. 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.