Mexican howler
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| Mexican howler | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| 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 (Alouatta palliata mexicana) is a subspecies of the mantled howler, A. palliata. Its range includes southeastern Mexico and Guatemala.[3] The Mexican howler is sympatric with the Guatemalan black howler, A. pigra, in Tabasco, Mexico.[3] The Mexican howler differs from the golden-mantled howler, 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 Guatemala and Honduras, and it is not clear if the Mexican and golden-mantled howler's ranges currently are in contact.[3]
As of 2008, this subspecies was determined to be critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Critically Endangered Primates". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cuarón, A.D., Shedden, A., Rodríguez-Luna, E., de Grammont, P.C. & Link, A. (2008). "Alouatta palliata ssp. mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines (2006). "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates". In Estrada, A.; Garber, P.A.; Pavelka, M.S.M.; Luecke, L. New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-387-25854-6.
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