Alouatta seniculus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Colombian Red 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
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946233Original name as described
Simia seniculus
Other common names
Red Howler · Red Howling Monkey · Venezuelan Red Howler
Type material
untraced (number not known)
Type kind
lectotype
Type locality
Cartagena, department of Bolívar, Colombia.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia?
Taxonomy notes
includes juara and puruensis, which have been recognized as distinct by some authors; previously included A. arctoidea
Taxonomy notes citation
Stanyon, R., Tofanelli, S., Morescalchi, M. A., Agoramoorthy, G., Ryder, O. A. and Wienberg, J. 1995. Cytogenetic analysis shows extensive genomic rearrangements between red howler (Alouatta seniculus Linnaeus) subspecies. American Journal of Primatology 35: 171-183. · Cortés-Ortiz, L., Rylands, A. B., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2015). The taxonomy of howler monkeys: integrating old and new knowledge from morphological and genetic studies. In Howler monkeys (pp. 55-84). Springer New York.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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