brown howler monkey vs Mountain yam

Alouatta guariba compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Atelidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Dioscorea
Species	Alouatta guariba	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.