Alouatta is a genus of New World monkeys, family Atelidae, known as howler monkeys, comprising fifteen recognized species and forming the most widespread primate genus in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico through Central America and across much of South America to Argentina. Howlers are among the largest platyrrhine monkeys, have prehensile tails, and are named for an enlarged hyoid bone that lets them produce deep, guttural howls audible over long distances through rainforest canopy; unusually among New World monkeys, both sexes have trichromatic color vision. They are primarily leaf eaters but also consume significant fruit, and their digestive processing makes them important seed dispersers in the forests they inhabit.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Alouatta mauroi (Paleobiology Database)
Source Amazon black howler (Wikipedia)
Source Black howler (Wikipedia)
Source Bolivian red howler (Wikipedia)
Source Coiba Island howler (Wikipedia)
Source Colombian red howler (Wikipedia)
Source Guyanan red howler (Wikipedia)
Source Juruá red howler (Wikipedia)
Source Mantled howler (Wikipedia)
Source Maranhão red-handed howler (Wikipedia)
Source Purus red howler (Wikipedia)
Source Red-handed howler (Wikipedia)
Source Ursine howler (Wikipedia)
Source Yucatán black howler (Wikipedia)
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Source Howler Monkey (Wikipedia)Article text (intro)tier 2Quote, Article text (intro)
The monkeys are native to South and Central American forests.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Howler Monkey (Wikipedia)Article text (intro)tier 2Quote, Article text (intro)
The monkeys are native to South and Central American forests.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ504247, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Howler monkey
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Alouatta
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 12
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Alouatta
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Alouatta" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.129 ... "early_interval": "Late Pleistocene"
Wikidata: Alouatta
Wikidata Q504247, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Mantled howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mantled howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mantled howler, Lead
The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America.
Yucatán black howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Yucatán black howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Yucatán black howler, Lead
The Yucatán black howler, or Guatemalan black howler, (Alouatta pigra) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America.
Red-handed howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red-handed howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Red-handed howler, Lead
The red-handed howler (Alouatta belzebul) is a vulnerable species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey.
Black howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Black howler, Lead
The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus.
Bolivian red howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bolivian red howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bolivian red howler, Lead
The Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Bolivia.
Coiba Island howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Coiba Island howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Coiba Island howler, Lead
The Coiba Island howler (Alouatta coibensis) is a type of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Panama.
Amazon black howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Amazon black howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Amazon black howler, Lead
(Alouatta nigerrima) is a species of howler monkey
Maranhão red-handed howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Maranhão red-handed howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Maranhão red-handed howler, Lead
The Maranhão red-handed howler (Alouatta ululata)
Purus red howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Purus red howler, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Purus red howler, Lead, genus
The Purús red howler (Alouatta puruensis) is a species of howler monkey
Colombian red howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Colombian red howler, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Colombian red howler, Lead, genus
The Colombian red howler or Venezuelan red howler (Alouatta seniculus) is a South American species of howler monkey
Guyanan red howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Guyanan red howler, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Guyanan red howler, Lead, genus
The Guyanan red howler (Alouatta macconnelli) is a species of howler monkey
Ursine howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Ursine howler, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Ursine howler, Lead, genus
The ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea) is a species of howler monkey
Juruá red howler (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Juruá red howler, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Juruá red howler, Lead
The Juruá red howler (Alouatta juara) is a species of howler monkey
Alouatta mauroi (Paleobiology Database)
Parent Taxon Of: Alouatta mauroi, Taxon record, parent genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Alouatta mauroi, Taxon record, parent genus
"parent_name": "Alouatta"
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