Mexican Howler Monkey

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Mexican Howler Monkey
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Atelidae
Genus: Alouatta
Species: A. palliata
Subspecies: A. p. mexicana
Trinomial name
Alouatta palliata mexicana
Merriam, 1902

The Mexican Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata mexicana) is a subspecies of the Mantled Howler Monkey, A. palliata. It's range includes southeastern Mexico and in Guatemala.[1] The Mexican Howler Monkey is sympatric with the Guatemalan Black Howler, A. pigra, in Tabasco, Mexico.[2] The Mexican Howler Monkey differs from the Golden-mantled Howler Monkey, A. palliata palliata, primarily in aspects of skull morphology, and in some differences in pelage.[3] The Golden-mantled Howler's range includes parts of Guatamala and Honduras, and it is not clear if the Mexican and Golden-mantled Howler's ranges currently are in contact.[4]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines, "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates", New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates, p. 51
  2. ^ Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines, "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates", New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates, p. 50-51
  3. ^ Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines, "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates", New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates, p. 50-51
  4. ^ Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines, "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates", New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates, p. 51
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