brown howler monkey vs Tome's spiny rat

Alouatta guariba compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Atelidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Alouatta	Proechimys
Species	Alouatta guariba	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown howler monkey and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.