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Howler monkey

Howler monkey
Alouatta guariba.jpg
Brown howler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Atelidae
Subfamily: Alouattinae
Trouessart, 1897 (1825)
Genus: Alouatta
Lacepede, 1799
Type species
Simia belzebul
Linnaeus, 1766
Species

Alouatta arctoidea
Alouatta belzebul
Alouatta caraya
Alouatta coibensis
Alouatta discolor
Alouatta guariba
Alouatta juara
Alouatta macconnelli
Alouatta nigerrima
Alouatta palliata
Alouatta pigra
Alouatta puruensis
Alouatta sara
Alouatta seniculus
Alouatta ululata

Alouatta range map.png
Howler monkeys distribution
Synonyms

Mycetes Illiger, 1811
Stentor É. Geoffroy, 1812


Alouatta arctoidea
Alouatta belzebul
Alouatta caraya
Alouatta coibensis
Alouatta discolor
Alouatta guariba
Alouatta juara
Alouatta macconnelli
Alouatta nigerrima
Alouatta palliata
Alouatta pigra
Alouatta puruensis
Alouatta sara
Alouatta seniculus
Alouatta ululata

Mycetes Illiger, 1811
Stentor É. Geoffroy, 1812

Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta monotypic in subfamily Alouattinae) are among the largest of the New World monkeys and one of only a few nest-building monkeys. Fifteen species are currently recognised. Previously classified in the family Cebidae, they are now placed in the family Atelidae. These monkeys are native to South and Central American forests. Threats to howler monkeys include human predation, habitat destruction and being captured for captivity as pets or zoo animals. These monkeys are famous for their loud howls, which can travel three miles through dense rainforest.


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