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Alouatta

a genus of platyrrhines of the family Cebidae. The length of the body is 40‣70 cm, the length of the tail is 50‣75 cm, and the weight is 6‣8 kg. The tail is prehensile, and the underside of its tip is naked and ridged. The fur is long and variously colored. The face and ears are naked. The laryngeal sacs are well developed and function as resonators. There are five species, distributed in the rain and mountain forests of Central and South America. The most commonly known species are the red howler monkey (A. seniculus), which is native to Venezuela and Guiana, and the Guatemalan howler (A. villosa), which is from Mexico and the northern parts of South America. Howler monkeys live in trees, forming family troops of 15 to 18 members. They feed on leaves, buds and fruit. The female has a single young per birth, which is weaned after 18 to 24 months. Howler monkeys reach maturity at three or four years of age.

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Censo de Alouatta fusca Geoffroy, 1812 (Platyrrhini, Atelidae) e qualidade do habitat em dois remanescentes de Mata Atlantica em Minas Gerais.

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La genetica como herramienta para el estudio y conservacion del genero Alouatta en Mexico

& CUENDE-FANTON, C., 2007.- The Influence of large tree density on howler monkey (Alouatta palliata mexicana) presence in very small rain forest fragments.

Densidad y composicion de grupos en tres poblaciones de mono aullador rojo (alouatta seniculus) en Valle y Cauca, Colombia

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Presion de caza de la comunidad nativa Mushuckllacta de Chipaota, zona de amortiguamiento del parque Nacional Cordillera Azul, Peru

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Response of frugivorous primates to changes in fruit supply in a northern Amazonian forest/Resposta dos primatas frugivoros a variacao na oferta de frutos em uma floresta do norte da Amazonia

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Allometric scaling for therapeutic protocols in wildlife medicine/ Aplicabilidade da extrapolacao alometrica em protocolos terapeuticos para animais selvagens

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Diversidad de mamiferos en el bosque montano de Carpish, Huanuco, Peru

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