Mantled howler monkey  (Alouatta palliata)

Facts

Also known as: northern mantled howler, South Pacific blackish howling monkey, southern mantled howler, common mantled howler, Ecuadorian mantled howling monkey
Previously known as: Alouatta coibensis
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyAtelidae
GenusAlouatta (1)
SizeMale head-body length: 47 - 63 cm (2)
Female head-body length: 46 - 60 cm (2)
Male tail length: 60 - 70 cm (2)
Female tail length: 55 - 66 cm (2)
Male weight: 4.5 - 9.8 kg (3)
Female weight: 3.1 - 7.6 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed under Appendix I of CITES (4). There are five subspecies: the Mexican howler monkey (A. p. mexicana) and the Azuero howler monkey (A. p. trabeata) are classified as Critically Endangered (CR), the Ecuadorian mantled howler monkey (A. p. aequatorialis) and the Coiba Island howler monkey (A. p. coibensis) are classified as Vulnerable (VU), and the golden mantled howler monkey (A. p. palliata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

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