Alouatta caraya

(von Humboldt, 1811)

Black-and-gold Howler

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Platyrrhini
Family : Atelidae
Subfamily : Alouattinae
Genus : Alouatta

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Humboldt, A. von. 1811. Tableau synoptique des singes de l'Amérique. Pp. 353–363 in Humboldt, A. von and Bonpland, A. (eds.). Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée, faites dans l'Océan atlantique, dans l'intérieur du nouveau continent et dans la mer du sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803. Premier volume. F. Schoell, Paris, 368 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186546

Original name as described

Simia caraya

Other common names

Black Howler Monkey · Black Howling Monkey · Paraguayan Howler

Type material

MNHN 362

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Paraguay.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Argentina · Paraguay · Bolivia · Uruguay?

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000757

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Simia caraya

(von Humboldt, 1811)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

caraya

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 362

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

355

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186546

Authority publication

Paris

Simia straminea

(von Humboldt, 1811)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

straminea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 420 (= MNHN 1822-362) (= MNHN 368)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

355

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186546

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Stentor niger

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2011-158 (= MNHN ? 362)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2011-158

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499302

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Mycetes barbatus

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

barbata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 9

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826937

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Alouata nigra

Lahille, 1899

Family

Atelidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147038

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Mycetes caraya

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

caraya

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207482

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mycetes stramineus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

stramineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207482

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Alouatta caraya

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Atelidae

Root name

caraya

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

86

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:226) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. Gregorin (2006:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4737)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41545/190414715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Stentor stramineus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

stramineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499302

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Coraya

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

coraya

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080967

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Mycetes Faunus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

faunus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Mycetes ater

(A. G. Desmarest, 1827)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

ater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25314540

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Aluatta nigra

Slack, 1863

Family

Atelidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

518

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951992

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Alouatta caraja

Chiarelli, 1972

Family

Atelidae

Root name

caraja

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

168

Authority publication

London

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