Spix's red-handed howler (Alouatta discolor) is a species of Howler monkey native to the southeastern Amazon in Brazil. It is threatened by deforestation and hunting.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Spix's Red-handed 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 belzebul
- Alouatta pigra
- Alouatta palliata
- Chiropotes albinasus
- Ateles fusciceps
- Chiropotes sagulatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Atelidae
- Genus
- Alouatta
- Species
- Alouatta discolor
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