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Basic facts about Mantled Howler Monkey: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled" name from the long guard hairs on its sides.
Habitat. Mantled howler monkeys inhabit lowland and montane rain forests, including primary and regenerated forest habitats. Stoner (1996) researched two troops of mantled howler monkeys in northeastern Costa Rica to determine habitat selectivity within a lowland rainforest.
Mantled howler monkeys share their habitat with a number of species, including capuchins (genus: Cebus) and spider monkeys (genus: Ateles). Generally mantled howlers get along peacefully with their fellow primates, but can occasionally get into scuffles over food.
Mantled Howler Monkeys are herbivorous, with a diet predominantly consisting of leaves, fruits, and flowers, categorizing them as folivores. This diet is reflective of their role in the forest ecosystem, where they contribute to seed dispersal and the pollination of flowering plants.
Range. They are found in Southern Mexico, Central America, and in South America in Colombia and Ecuador. Habitat. They live in the rainforest. Body Traits. A big, black monkey with a long tail and a mantel of lighter-colored guard hairs that comes down their sides.
Mexican mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata mexicana) represent the northernmost distribution of primates in America, a Critically Endangered species mainly inhabiting forest remnants.
