Mentawai Langur vs red howler monkey

Presbytis potenziani compared with Alouatta seniculus

Key Differences

• Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered while red howler monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mentawai Langur	red howler monkey
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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Atelidae
Genus	Presbytis	Alouatta
Species	Presbytis potenziani	Alouatta seniculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mentawai Langur and red howler monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

red howler monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mentawai Langur	red howler monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.