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Black-and-gold Howler Monkey
Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Monkeys

Black-and-gold Howler Monkey

Alouatta caraya (Humboldt, 1812)

NT Near Threatened

Names

EnglishBlack-and-gold Howler Monkey
DutchZwarte Brulaap
SpanishMono carayá negro
Chinese黑吼猴
Sranan Tongomonki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAlouatta caraya (Humboldt, 1812)

About this species

The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus. The black howler is distributed in areas of South America such as Paraguay, southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Uruguay. This species is sexually dimorphic, with adult males having entirely black fur and adult females and babies of both sexes having an overall golden colouring; which emphasizes black-and-gold in the name. The IUCN Red List has classed the black howler as Near Threatened as a result of a recent population reduction due to a variety of human-caused factors.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyAtelidae
GenusAlouatta

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