Alouatta Lacépède 1799 (howler monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Atelidae

Synonym: Mycetes Illiger 1811

Parent taxon: Atelidae according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006

See also Hershkovitz 1974, Illiger 1811, Meireles et al. 1999, Simpson 1945 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Alouattinae, Ateles, Atelinae, Brachyteles, Lagothrix

Subtaxa: Alouatta arctoidea Alouatta belzebul Alouatta caraya Alouatta coibensis Alouatta discolor Alouatta guariba Alouatta macconnelli Alouatta mauroi Alouatta nigerrima Alouatta palliatus Alouatta pigra Alouatta sara Alouatta seniculus Alouatta ululata

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Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (3 collections), Panama (1), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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