Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)

Also known as:	Black howling monkey, Black-and-gold howler monkey
Spanish:	Aullador Negro, Manechi, Manechi Negro

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Primates
Family	Atelidae
Genus	Alouatta (1)

Top facts

• Black howler monkeys are found in the rainforests of central South America.
• Howler monkeys use an enlarged and highly specialized voice box to produce their howls.
• Black howler monkeys practice allomothering where females carry, groom and protect infants other than their own.
• Howler monkeys spend up to 70% of their day resting, fermenting leaves in their enlarged caecums.
• Howling sessions, usually involving the whole group, can usually be heard in the early morning up to 2 kilometres away.

The black howler monkey is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and is listed on Appendix II on CITES (2).

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1. IUCN Red List (July, 2012)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. CITES (July, 2012)
   http://www.cites.org