brown howler monkey vs Shade Moonwort

Alouatta guariba compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Atelidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Botrychium
Species	Alouatta guariba	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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.