One of the 18 monkeys on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Atelidae
Alouatta palliata
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Its greatly enlarged hyoid bone works as a resonating chamber that amplifies its characteristic howls, audible over 5 kilometres away — among the loudest sounds any land mammal makes.
Weight
4 kg – 10 kg
Size
38 cm – 58 cm
Life expectancy
16 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
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Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · PubMed (reproduction population growth study) · Animal Diversity Web · BioExplorer · Animalia.bio · Instituto Asis · MSU Brain Museum · IUCN Red List
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 28.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Mantled Howler Monkey — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about mantled howler monkey.
