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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.
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 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.
Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta, monotypic in subfamily Alouattinae) are the most widespread primate genus in the Neotropics and are among the largest of the platyrrhines along with the muriquis (Brachyteles), the spider monkeys (Ateles) and woolly monkeys (Lagotrix).
9 wrz 2024 · The mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) is native to a range of countries in Central and South America, including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It inhabits various types of forests, including evergreen forests, deciduous forests, disturbed forests, and mangroves.
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.
23 gru 2023 · Mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) range from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. Their range includes La Selva Research Station in northeastern Costa Rica, which has been a protected forest reserve since the late 1960s.
