Amazon Black Howler vs Variable flatsedge

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Black Howler Variable flatsedge
Kingdom Animalia (động vật) Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum Chordata (động vật có dây sống) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (lớp Thú) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Primates (bộ Linh trưởng) Poales (bộ Hòa thảo)
Family Atelidae Cyperaceae
Genus Alouatta Cyperus
Species Alouatta nigerrima Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Black Howler Variable flatsedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Amazon Black Howler

The Amazon Black Howler (Alouatta nigerrima) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

No description available.

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