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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Herbivore
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Lifespan
15–20 years
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Weight
4–10 kg
Population Trend
➡️Stable
Description
Among the loudest land animals, known for their territorial calls that can be heard 5 km away.
Habitat
🌿 tropical rainforest🌿 deciduous forest
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Atelidae
Genus
Alouatta
Fun Facts
1
Their howl is amplified by an enlarged hyoid bone that acts as a resonance chamber.
2
Howler monkeys are one of the few New World monkeys with trichromatic color vision.
3
They spend up to 80% of their time resting — one of the laziest primates.
4
Their prehensile tail is as strong as an arm and acts as a fifth limb.
5
A group's dawn howling session can last over an hour.