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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.
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.
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.
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 monkey Geographic Distribution and Habitat. Mantled howler monkeys, additionally referred to as Ecuadorian mantled howling monkeys and South Pacific blackish howling monkeys, are discovered on the southern tip of Mexico and in Veracruz, southern Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, the west coast of Ecuador, and Colombia at elevations ...
Habitat. Alouatta has the widest variation in habitat preference of all the Platyrrhine primates (New World monkeys). Preferred habitats range from dry, deciduous forests and riverine conditions, to wet evergreen forests with closed canopies, or even woodlands and savannah-like habitats.
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.
