what is thIS PRIMATE'S common name?
NORTHERN BROWN HOWLER MONKEY What is the scientific name?
Alouatta guariba guariba WHAT KIND OF PRIMATE IS THIS?
MONKEY Where do they live?
New world or old world?
NEW WORLD fascinating facts
What threatens their future?
Locals have long-hunted these docile and slow-moving monkeys for their flesh, resulting in a devastating toll on populations. The monkeys are thought to be nearly wiped out from the cacao-growing region of southern Bahia. Habitat loss has further fragmented northern brown howler monkey populations. Lush forest has been lost to logging, agriculture, and cattle grazing . . . nudging the species toward extinction. Yellow fever poses a serious threat to all howler populations residing in Brazil’s Atlantic forests. Because of their already dramatically reduced populations, northern brown howler monkeys are especially vulnerable to this potentially deadly disease. WHAT IS their CONSERVATION STATUS?
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
What Does this Conservation Status mean?
Critically Endangered (CR) – Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
Any species categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable is considered by conservation scientists to be a threatened species LEARN MORE ABOUT Northern brown howler monkeys
Go to the northern brown howler Primate Species Profiles page are northern brown howlers good pets?
NO
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Common names are not officially defined. They are based on everyday conversational language and may differ by country, region, profession, community, or other factors. As a result, it is not unusual for a species to have multiple common names. Scientific names, on the other hand, are standardized and constant. They are Latinized and rule-bound by a formal naming system called binominal nomenclature. Scientific names prevent misidentification. They typically only change if a species is officially redesignated. x
The biological order of Primates is divided into these classifications:
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New World monkeys are native to Central and South America.
Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia. x
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