Fodder Vetch vs Hurleur du Maranhao

Vicia villosa compared with Alouatta ululata

Key Differences

• Fodder Vetch is Vulnerable while Hurleur du Maranhao is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fodder Vetch	Hurleur du Maranhao
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Atelidae
Genus	Vicia	Alouatta
Species	Vicia villosa	Alouatta ululata

Conservation Status

Fodder Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

Hurleur du Maranhao

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fodder Vetch	Hurleur du Maranhao
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fodder Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (9 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hurleur du Maranhao

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.