Howler Monkey (Alouatta)

Abstract

Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta ) comprise some 12 species of fruit‐, leaf‐, and flower‐feeding New World primates that range from southern Mexico through southern Argentina and Brazil. They are arboreal and sexually dimorphic (and sexual dichromatic in two species). Some characteristics shared with other Atelinae (species in the same subfamily as Alouatta ) are large body mass, a prehensile tail, and modified hyoid bone that allows them to perform their howling.

Successful treatment of Trypanoxyuris sp. infection in naturally infected southern brown-howlers (Alouatta guariba clamitans)

“…The Alouatta genus is comprised of twelve species of Neotropical primates, distributed from the southern Mexico to southern of Brazil and Argentina ( Cortés-Ortiz et al, 2015 ; Kowalewski and Raño, 2017 ). The southern brown-howler ( Alouatta guariba clamitans ) is one of those species, inhabiting the Atlantic Forests of Brazil ( Cortés-Ortiz et al, 2015 ).…”

“…The southern brown-howler ( Alouatta guariba clamitans ) is one of those species, inhabiting the Atlantic Forests of Brazil ( Cortés-Ortiz et al, 2015 ). This species demonstrates adaptability, occupying diverse habitats ranging from tropical to deciduous and semideciduous seasonal forests, as well as small and fragmented forest patches ( Kowalewski and Raño, 2017 ).…”