brown howler monkey vs sweet tanglehead

Alouatta guariba compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Atelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Heteropogon
Species	Alouatta guariba	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.