The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled" name from the long guard hairs on its sides.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mantled Howler Monkey being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Alouatta pigra
- Alouatta discolor
- Chiropotes sagulatus
- Sapajus robustus
- Alouatta belzebul
- Ateles geoffroyi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Atelidae
- Genus
- Alouatta
- Species
- Alouatta palliata
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