Colombian red howler Alouatta seniculus Least concern
Where the Colombian red howler lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,675 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See monkeys on the world map
| Scientific name | Alouatta seniculus |
|---|---|
| Group | Monkeys |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 7 countries |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Primates |
| Family | Atelidae |
Where does the Colombian red howler live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Colombian red howler in 7 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Manicoré.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Colombian red howler endangered?
The Colombian red howler’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Colombian red howler?
The Colombian red howler (Alouatta seniculus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Atelidae, genus Alouatta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Colombian red howler
The Colombian red howler or Venezuelan red howler (Alouatta seniculus) is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, found in the western Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. The population in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia was split off as a separate species, the Bolivian red howler, in 1986, and more recently, splitting off the population in northeastern South America and Trinidad as the Guyanan red howler has occurred. All howler monkeys belong to the family Atelidae and the infraorder Platyrrhini (New World monkeys).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Colombian red howler (revision 1356848896), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q583362 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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