Alouatta palliata

(J. E. Gray, 1849)

Mantled 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

Gray, J.E. 1849-06-01. Description of two species of Mammalia from Caraccas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1848:138.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862006

Original name as described

Mycetes palliatus

Other common names

Azuero Peninsula Howler · Coiba Island Howler · Ecuadorian Mantled Howler · South Pacific Blackish Howler · Golden-mantled Howler · Mexican Howler

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1848.10.26.1, BMNH:Mamm:1848.10.26.2, BMNH:Mamm:1848.11.10.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0a8040a0-320e-49fb-9f04-a7f8712c288e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/206f0899-4e87-4f63-b313-dfa78e1aab18 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4e7c78ef-01da-4134-8dfb-95ae1fca0013 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ab46a3a0-ba37-4a42-a156-4acbd87c6fa5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e75602b9-7c0e-48b9-a4f8-bd0be18be547 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1f2e7eb-08d9-4cc3-a0c3-f28034414d0e

Type locality

Caracas, Venezuela. Restricted by Allen in 1910 to Lago Nicaragua, Nicaragua.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

includes coibensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Cortés-Ortiz, L., Bermingham, E., Rico, C., Rodríguez-Luna, E., Sampaio, I. and Ruiz-García, M. 2003. Molecular systematics and biogeography of the Neotropical monkey genus, Alouatta. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 26: 64-81. · Cortés-Ortiz, L., Rylands, A.B. and Mitermeier R.A. 2015. The taxonomy of howler monkeys: integrating old and new knowledge from morphological and genetic studies. In: Kowalewski MM, Garber PA, Cortes-Ortiz L, Urbani B, Youlatos D (ed.), Howler Monkeys: Adaptive Radiation, Systematics, and Morphology, pp. 55–84. Springer, New York, USA.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000762

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 palliata matagalpae

J. A. Allen, 1908

Family

Atelidae

Root name

matagalpae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28426

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28426

Authority page

670

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046507

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mycetes palliatus

(J. E. Gray, 1849)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

palliata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1848.10.26.1, BMNH:Mamm:1848.10.26.2, BMNH:Mamm:1848.11.10.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0a8040a0-320e-49fb-9f04-a7f8712c288e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/206f0899-4e87-4f63-b313-dfa78e1aab18 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4e7c78ef-01da-4134-8dfb-95ae1fca0013 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ab46a3a0-ba37-4a42-a156-4acbd87c6fa5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e75602b9-7c0e-48b9-a4f8-bd0be18be547 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1f2e7eb-08d9-4cc3-a0c3-f28034414d0e

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862006

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

True (1885:611, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Alouatta inclamax

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Atelidae

Root name

inclamax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1880.5.6.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5fdd29e3-bed6-4e8a-80b3-a7d860237eeb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6d7bccbd-e806-47cf-8a56-564a4d8ceb83

Authority page

567

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100054

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Alouatta palliata coibensis

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Atelidae

Root name

coibensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.3.5.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/80dc8130-2913-441f-9b6c-1cdfc760b81a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd8c55f7-a026-4911-add6-79bb9d3f4f32

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3268557

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Alouatta palliata quichua

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Atelidae

Root name

quichua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.10.24.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/231a2085-1185-404b-abac-93ceb8a0df28 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e8b63aaf-8684-4e45-8779-8f2c55fc3f52

Authority page

567

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100054

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Alouatta palliata trabeata

B. Lawrence, 1933

Family

Atelidae

Root name

trabeata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:29545

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:29545

Authority page

328

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2806783

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Alouata aequatorialis

Festa, 1903

Family

Atelidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZACUT 101, MZACUT 102, MZACUT 103, MZACUT 104, MZACUT 4688, MZACUT 4692, MZACUT 4693, MZACUT 4886

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino

Name usages

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

Alouatta palliata inconsonans

E. A. Goldman, 1913

Family

Atelidae

Root name

inconsonans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:171068

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35510abf3-62a2-4584-9ad6-fe076951765d

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910657

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Alouatta palliata mexicana

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Atelidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79398

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ba6d2f8-206a-43eb-969b-1c5cfcca49fb

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364911

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Alouatta palliata

Bangs, 1902

Family

Atelidae

Root name

palliata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199146

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Goodwin (1946:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:226) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  6. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39960/190425583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Alouatta palliata aequatorialis

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Atelidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

347

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Alouatta palliata palliata

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Atelidae

Root name

palliata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

346

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Alouatta coibensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Atelidae

Root name

coibensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Alouatta coibensis coibensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Atelidae

Root name

coibensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Alouatta coibensis trabeata

Groves, 2005

Family

Atelidae

Root name

trabeata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Mycetes niger

(O. Thomas, 1880)

Family

Atelidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

394

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522564

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

metagalpa

Cortés-Ortiz, Rylands, & Mittermeier, 2015

Family

Atelidae

Root name

metagalpa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

59

Authority publication

book

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