The golden-mantled howler (Alouatta palliata palliata) is a subspecies of the mantled howler, A. palliata. It ranges throughout much of Central America, in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and possibly Panama.[2] The range limits between the golden-mantled howler and the Ecuadorian mantled howler are not entirely clear. The Ecuadorian mantled howler replaces the golden-mantled howler in either extreme eastern Costa Rica or western Panama.[2]

Golden-mantled howler
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Atelidae
Genus: Alouatta
Species:
Subspecies:
A. p. palliata
Trinomial name
Alouatta palliata palliata
Gray, 1849

The golden-mantled howler differs from the Ecuadorian mantled howler primarily by being darker, with a mantle that is more rufous than yellowish.[2] The golden-mantled howler differs from the Mexican howler monkey primarily in aspects of skull morphology.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cuarón, A.D.; Shedden, A.; Rodriguez-Luna, E.; de Grammont, P.C.; Link, A.; Williams-Guillén, K.; Rosales-Meda, M.; Solano-Rojas, D.; Méndez-Carvajal, P.G.; Cortés-Ortiz, L. (2020). "Alouatta palliata ssp. palliata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T43928A17978956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T43928A17978956.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Rylands; Groves; Mittermeier; Cortes-Ortiz & Hines (2006). "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates". In Estrada, A.; Garber, P.A.; Pavelka, M.S.M. & Luecke, L. (eds.). New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates. Springer. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-387-25854-6.