brown howler monkey vs rhesus monkey

Alouatta guariba compared with Macaca mulatta

Key Differences

• brown howler monkey is Vulnerable while rhesus monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	rhesus monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Primates (नरवानर गण)	Primates (नरवानर गण)
Family	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Alouatta	Macaca
Species	Alouatta guariba	Macaca mulatta

Evolutionary Relationship

brown howler monkey and rhesus monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (नरवानर गण)

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

rhesus monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown howler monkey	rhesus monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rhesus monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Iran, Japan), Europe (Germany), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

brown howler monkey

The Brown Howler Monkey (Alouatta guariba) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.