brown howler monkey vs vervet monkey

Alouatta guariba compared with Chlorocebus aethiops

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown howler monkey	vervet monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Primates (Primata)	Primates (Primata)
Family	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Alouatta	Chlorocebus
Species	Alouatta guariba	Chlorocebus aethiops

Evolutionary Relationship

brown howler monkey and vervet monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primata)

Conservation Status

brown howler monkey

VU — Vulnerable

vervet monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

vervet monkey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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.