Black howler
Species of New World monkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler,[2] is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus.[3][4] The black howler is distributed in areas of South America such as Paraguay, southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Uruguay.[5][6] This species is sexually dimorphic, with adult males having entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden colouring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name.[6] The IUCN Red List has classed the black howler as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused factors.[2]
Black howler[1] | |
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Male | |
Female Both photographed at Pittsburgh Zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Atelidae |
Genus: | Alouatta |
Species: | A. caraya |
Binomial name | |
Alouatta caraya (Humboldt, 1812) | |
Black Howler range |