Northern brown howler
| Northern brown howler | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Genus: | Alouatta |
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| Subspecies: | A. g. guariba
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| Trinomial name | |
| Alouatta guariba guariba (Humboldt, 1812)
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The northern brown howler (Alouatta guariba guariba) is the type subspecies of the brown howler, native to Brazil. It is listed as critically endangered, with fewer than 250 individuals restricted to vicinity of the Jequitinhonha River.[1] The species feeds on fruits, flowers, and by preference immature leaves which are easier to digest than mature leaves; foraging for these foods in hillside habitats was shown to require more energy expenditure than in valley habitats.[2]
References
- ^ a b Mendes, S. L.; Rylands, A. B.; Kierulff, M. C. M.; de Oliveira, M. M. (2008). "Alouatta guariba ssp. guariba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Linda, Jung; et al. (6 July 2015). "Effects of Local Habitat Variation on the Behavioral Ecology of Two Sympatric Groups of Brown Howler Monkey (Alouatta clamitans)". PLOS ONE. 10 (7): e0129789. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1029789J. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129789. PMC 4492992. PMID 26147203.
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