The Purús red howler (''Alouatta puruensis'') is a species of
howler monkey
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 (''Atele ...
native to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
,
Peru
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and north of
Bolivia.
Subspecies
The subspecies include:
*''A. p. amazonica''
*''A. p. arctoidea''
*''A. p. insulanus''
*''A. p. juara''
*''A. p. macconnelli''
*''A. p. puruensis''
*''A. p. sara''
*''A. p. seniculus''
*''A. p. stramineus''
References
Purús red howler
Mammals of Brazil
Mammals of Bolivia
Mammals of Peru
Purús red howler
Taxa named by Einar Lönnberg
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