Howler Monkey Inga vs Ice Cream Bean

Inga pruriens compared with Inga edulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Howler Monkey Inga	Ice Cream Bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Inga	Inga
Species	Inga pruriens	Inga edulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Howler Monkey Inga and Ice Cream Bean share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Inga.

Conservation Status

Howler Monkey Inga

LC — Least Concern

Ice Cream Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Howler Monkey Inga	Ice Cream Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Howler Monkey Inga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Ice Cream Bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia