Black Howler Monkey vs large flying fox

Alouatta pigra compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

  • Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while large flying fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Howler Monkey large flying fox
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Primates (サル目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Atelidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Alouatta Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Alouatta pigra Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Howler Monkey and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Howler Monkey large flying fox
Diet — Herbivore
Average Lifespan — 15 years
Average Length — 30 cm
Average Weight — 1.1 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large flying fox

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Howler Monkey

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

large flying fox

世界最大のコウモリ種で、翼開長は最大1.5メートルに達し、東南アジアからフィリピン・インドネシアにかけての熱帯林に生息する。その名に反して果実と花蜜のみを食べ、熱帯林の樹木にとって不可欠な花粉媒介者・種子散布者となっている。数千頭もの巨大なコロニーでねぐらを作る。食用のための狩猟と生息地破壊により絶滅危惧種に指定されている。

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia