The Mantled howler monkey[1] (Alouatta palliata) is a species of howler monkey, a New World monkey native to South and Central America.
- It is among Central America’s most commonly seen and heard monkey species in the wild.
- These South American monkeys have large and stocky black fur, and most individuals have long saddles of brown or yellow fur.
- Long mantled hairs are on its flanks, earning the common name “mantled” howler monkey.
- The face is bare, black, and bearded, and the prehensile tail has a bare pad on the underside near its base.
- Males have a distinctive white scrotum, weigh 6-7 kg, and generally have longer beards than females.
- Adult females typically weigh 4-5 kg , and juveniles weigh 0.4 kg and appear silver to a golden brown.
- The adult tail size of these howlers ranges from 520 to 670 mm and body length from 380 to 580 mm.
