Hurleur du Maranhao vs slender thistle

Alouatta ululata compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Hurleur du Maranhao is Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hurleur du Maranhao	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Atelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Carduus
Species	Alouatta ululata	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Hurleur du Maranhao

EN — Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hurleur du Maranhao	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hurleur du Maranhao

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.