Mantled Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 9,867
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mantled howler”.