Genus Alouatta Higher classification Howler monkey | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Alouatta nigerrima Rank Species | |
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Similar Guyanan red howler, Spix's red‑handed howler, Bolivian red howler, Maranhão red‑handed howler, Juruá red howler | ||
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.
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