Amazon Black Howler vs Shellplant

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Amazon Black Howler is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Black Howler	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Primates (영장목)	Zingiberales (생강목)
Family	Atelidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Alpinia
Species	Alouatta nigerrima	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Black Howler	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Amazon Black Howler

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