brown howler monkey vs Ursine Colobus

Alouatta guariba compared with Colobus vellerosus

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while Ursine Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	Ursine Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Alouatta	Colobus
Species	Alouatta guariba	Colobus vellerosus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown howler monkey and Ursine Colobus share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Ursine Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	Ursine Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ursine Colobus

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.