Black-and-gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
Black-and-gold howler monkeys, also known as black howler monkeys, are found in the rainforests of central South America. These New World monkeys range through eastern Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Their habitat varies froM...
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Bolivian Red Howler (Alouatta sara)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The Bolivian Red Howler Monkey is found in the neotropical forests of Bolivia and small parts of Peru and Brazil. Bolivian Red Howlers are distinct from other Howler Monkeys in that they prefer to live near rivers, most notably the Beni River in northern Bolivia...
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Mantled Howler (ALOUATTA PALLIATA)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Mantled howler monkeys are found on the southern tip of Mexico and in Veracruz, southern Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, the west coast of Ecuador, and Colombia at elevations of up to 6,562 feet (2 km). Mantled howlers lives in lowland rain forests...
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Northern Brown Howler (ALOUATTA GUARIBA GUARIBA)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Although there has been some posturing and jostling among researchers as to whether this monkey is a distinct species or a subspecies, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the northern brown howler monkey as one...
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Red-Handed Howler (ALOUATTA belzebul)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Red-handed howler monkeys are found in Amazonian Brazil and surrounding regions. The northeast states of Brazil consist of Maranhão, south Amapa, Para, Sergipe, and Tocantins and the fragmented Atlantic forest region consists of the states of...
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Yucatan Black Howler (ALOUATTA pIGRA)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Yucatan black howler monkeys are found in Belize (the location of their most widespread population), northern Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico in the regions of Chiapas, Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Tabasco). They are endemic to the largest...
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