Hurleur du Maranhao vs Thyme Plume

Alouatta ululata compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Hurleur du Maranhao is Endangered while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hurleur du Maranhao	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Atelidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Alouatta	Merrifieldia
Species	Alouatta ululata	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Hurleur du Maranhao and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hurleur du Maranhao

EN — Endangered

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hurleur du Maranhao	Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hurleur du Maranhao

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.