Purus red howler

Purus red howler
Male, Tambopata Park, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Haplorhini
Infraorder:Simiiformes
Family:Atelidae
Genus:Alouatta
Species: A. puruensis
Binomial name
Alouatta puruensis
Lönnberg, 1941
Subspecies

9 sspp., see text

Purus red howler range
Synonyms

Alouatta seniculus puruensis

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

Subspecies

Female, Tambopata Park, Peru

The subspecies include:[1]

  • A. p. amazonica
  • A. p. arctoidea
  • A. p. insulanus
  • A. p. juara
  • A. p. macconnelli
  • A. p. puruensis
  • A. p. sara
  • A. p. seniculus
  • A. p. stramineus

References

  1. 1 2 Boubli, J.-P.; di Fiore, A.; Rylands, A.B. & Mittermeier, R.A. (2008). "Alouatta puruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 January 2012.


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