Black Howler Monkey vs Gunpowder tree

Alouatta pigra compared with Melochia umbellata

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Gunpowder tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Atelidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Melochia
Species	Alouatta pigra	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Gunpowder tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.