Purus red howler: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Purus red howler Alouatta puruensis Vulnerable

Where the purus red howler lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 13 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See monkeys on the world map

Scientific name	Alouatta puruensis
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Atelidae

Where does the purus red howler live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the purus red howler in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, São Francisco do Guaporé.

Brazil

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 purus red howler endangered?

The purus red howler’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the purus red howler?

The purus red howler (Alouatta puruensis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Atelidae, genus Alouatta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the purus red howler

The Purús red howler (Alouatta puruensis) is a species of howler monkey native to Brazil, Peru and north of Bolivia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Purus red howler (revision 1356899870), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1207246 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).