Red-handed howler: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the red-handed howler live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-handed howler in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Brazil. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Chaves.

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 red-handed howler endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the red-handed howler?

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

About the red-handed howler

The red-handed howler (Alouatta belzebul) is a vulnerable species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to Brazil, found in the southeastern Amazon and disjunctly in the Atlantic Forest between Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-handed howler (revision 1356899689), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q739571 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).