Venezuelan Red Howler
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The Venezuelan Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus) is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[3]
It lives in groups of 3 to 9 individuals (usually 5 to 7).[3]
[edit] Subspecies
There are three subspecies of this howler:[1]
- Colombian Red Howler, Alouatta seniculus seniculus
- Alouatta seniculus arctoidea
- Juara Red Howler, Alouatta seniculus juara
[edit] References
Wikispecies has information related to:
- ^ a b Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 150. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Heymann et al (2003). Alouatta seniculus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- ^ a b Louise Emmons and Francois Feer (1997). Neotropical Rainforest Mammals.
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