Brown howling monkey  (Alouatta guariba)

Facts

Also known as:southern brown howling monkey, brown howler monkey and red and black howler
Previously known as:Alouatta fusca
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Atelidae
Genus Alouatta (1)
Size Male head/body length: 54-59 cm (2)
Male tail length: 52 – 67 cm (3)
Female head/body length: 45-49 cm (2)
Female tail length: 48 – 57 cm (3)
Male weight: 5.3-7.15 kg (2)
Female weight: 4.1-5.0 kg (2)

Status

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).