| Also known as: | southern brown howling monkey, brown howler monkey, red and black howler |
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| Previously known as: | Alouatta fusca |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Primates |
| Family | Atelidae |
| Genus | Alouatta (1) |
| Size | Female head/body length: 45-49 cm (2) Male head/body length: 54-59 cm (2) Male tail length: 52 – 67 cm (3) Female tail length: 48 – 57 cm (3) Male weight: 5.3-7.15 kg (2) Female weight: 4.1-5.0 kg (2) |
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (4). Two subspecies are recognised: the northern brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba guariba) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) and the southern brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba clamitans) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).
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