black howler monkey vs Shellplant

Alouatta caraya compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• black howler monkey is Near Threatened while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black howler monkey	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (อันดับวานร)	Zingiberales (อันดับขิง)
Family	Atelidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Alouatta	Alpinia
Species	Alouatta caraya	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

black howler monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black howler monkey	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black howler monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

black howler monkey

The Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.