The red howlers are five 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 (''Ateles' ...
s that used to be considered
conspecific
Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species.
Biochemist Linus Pauling stated that "Biological specificity is the set of characteristics of living organ ...
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Colombian red howler
The Colombian red howler or Venezuelan red howler (''Alouatta seniculus'') is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, found in the western Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. The populatio ...
or Venezuelan red howler (''Alouatta seniculus'') – northwestern South America
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Bolivian red howler
The Bolivian red howler (''Alouatta sara'') is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Bolivia. It can be found in rain forests
Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-depend ...
(''Alouatta sara'') – Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
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Guyanan red howler
The Guyanan red howler (''Alouatta macconnelli'') is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, native to Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, French Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil.
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Guyanan red howler
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(''Alouatta macconnelli'') – northeastern South America
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Juruá red howler
The Juruá red howler (''Alouatta juara'') is a species of howler monkey, native to Peru and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and La ...
(''Alouatta juara'') – southeastern Amazon basin
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Purus red howler
The Purús red howler (''Alouatta puruensis'') is a species of howler monkey native to Brazil, Peru
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(''Alouatta puruensis'') – southeastern Amazon basin
Folivores
Primates of South America
Primates of Central America