Purus red howler
The Purús red howler (Alouatta puruensis) is a species of howler monkey native to Brazil, Peru and north of Bolivia.
| Purus red howler | |
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| 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 | |
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9 subspecies, see text | |
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| Purus red howler range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alouatta seniculus puruensis | |
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
- Boubli, J.-P.; di Fiore, A.; Rylands, A.B. & Mittermeier, R.A. (2008). "Alouatta puruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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