Guariba Preta vs Pencil flower

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Guariba Preta Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (primatas) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Atelidae Fabaceae
Genus Alouatta Stylosanthes
Species Alouatta nigerrima Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Guariba Preta

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Guariba Preta Pencil flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guariba Preta

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Guariba Preta

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.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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