Brown howling monkey  (Alouatta guariba)

Facts

Also known as: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 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)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (4). Two subspecies are recognised: the northern brown howling monkey (Alouatta guariba guariba) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR B2ab(i,ii,iii); C2a(i); D) and the southern brown howling monkey as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1).