Black Howler Monkey vs Brazilian agouti

Alouatta pigra compared with Dasyprocta leporina

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Brazilian agouti is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Brazilian agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Atelidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Alouatta	Dasyprocta
Species	Alouatta pigra	Dasyprocta leporina

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Howler Monkey and Brazilian agouti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Brazilian agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian agouti

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Dominica, Grenada, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Brazilian agouti

The Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.