Black Howler Monkey vs meadow thistle

Alouatta pigra compared with Cirsium dissectum

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while meadow thistle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	meadow thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Atelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alouatta	Cirsium
Species	Alouatta pigra	Cirsium dissectum

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

meadow thistle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	meadow thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

meadow thistle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.