Black Howler Monkey vs Peruvian night monkey

Alouatta pigra compared with Aotus miconax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Howler Monkey	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (primatas)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Atelidae	Aotidae
Genus	Alouatta	Aotus
Species	Alouatta pigra	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Howler Monkey and Peruvian night monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (primatas)

Conservation Status

Black Howler Monkey

EN — Endangered

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Howler Monkey	Peruvian night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Howler Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.