Alouatta nigerrima

Lönnberg, 1941

Amazon Black 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

Lönnberg, E. 1941-07-14. Notes on members of the genera Alouatta and Aotus. Arkiv för Zoologi (A)33(10):1-44.

Original name as described

Alouatta nigerrima

Other common names

Black Howler Monkey

Type material

NHRM A63 3316

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Brazil. Restricted by Cabrera in 1957 to Patinga, Amazonas.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000761

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.

Alouatta nigerrima

Lönnberg, 1941

Family

Atelidae

Root name

nigerrima

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM A63 3316

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Gregorin (2006:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4737)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136332/190424175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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