brown howler monkey vs Natal plum

Alouatta guariba compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Atelidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Carissa
Species	Alouatta guariba	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.