brown howler monkey vs Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Alouatta guariba compared with Monodelphis osgoodi

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Osgoods short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Atelidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Alouatta	Monodelphis
Species	Alouatta guariba	Monodelphis osgoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

brown howler monkey and Osgoods short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.