Aullador Rojo vs Hipopótamo Anfibio

Alouatta sara compared with Hippopotamus amphibius

Key Differences

• Aullador Rojo is Near Threatened while Hipopótamo Anfibio is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aullador Rojo	Hipopótamo Anfibio
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Atelidae	Hippopotamidae (Hippos)
Genus	Alouatta	Hippopotamus (Hippos)
Species	Alouatta sara	Hippopotamus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Aullador Rojo and Hipopótamo Anfibio share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Aullador Rojo

NT — Near Threatened

Hipopótamo Anfibio

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~130.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aullador Rojo	Hipopótamo Anfibio
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	3.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.5 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aullador Rojo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hipopótamo Anfibio

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Aullador Rojo

The Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hipopótamo Anfibio

El mamífero terrestre grande más peligroso de África, el hipopótamo común (Hippopotamus amphibius) puede alcanzar los 3.200 kg y habita ríos, lagos y humedales del África subsahariana. Semiacuático, pasa hasta 16 horas diarias sumergido para mantenerse fresco y pace en tierra por la noche. Pese a su apariencia tranquila, es extremadamente agresivo y territorial, responsable de cientos de muertes humanas cada año. Clasificado como Vulnerable, sus poblaciones están amenazadas por la pérdida de hábitat y la caza furtiva de colmillos de marfil.