Black Howler Monkey vs Mexican Agouti

Alouatta pigra compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Black Howler Monkey is Endangered while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Mexican 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 mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. 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.