Animals / Mammal
Colombian red howler
Alouatta seniculus · Atelidae
The Colombian red howler or Venezuelan red howler is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, found in the western Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. The population in the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia was split off as a separate species, the Bolivian red howler, in 1986, and more recently, splitting off the population in northeastern South America and Trinidad as the Guyanan red howler has occurred. All howler monkeys belong to the family Atelidae and the infraorder Platyrrhini.
Where the Colombian red howler lives
Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil (South America).
Most records fall in Orellana, Bolívar, Antioquia, Magdalena, Meta and Sucumbios.
See the Colombian red howler’s range on the globe
Conservation status
Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.
Sources
The range is a density of 7,461 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.