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Amazonian Black Howler Monkey

Alouatta nigerrima

Classification

Family
Atelidae

The Amazon black howler (Alouatta nigerrima) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to the south-central Amazon in Brazil. Until 2001, most authorities included it as a subspecies (or simply a taxonomically insignificant variation) of the red-handed howler, though its distinction had already been pointed out much earlier. As suggested by its name, it typically appears entirely black.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 31