Alouatta seniculus (Linnaeus 1766)

[Simia] seniculus Linnaeus 1766, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 37.

Type Locality: Colombia, Bolivar, Rio Magdalena, Cartagena.

Vernacular Names: Venezuelan Red Howler.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Alouatta seniculus subsp. seniculus Linnaeus 1766

Subspecies Alouatta seniculus subsp. arctoidea Cabrera 1940

Subspecies Alouatta seniculus subsp. juara Elliot 1910

Distribution: Colombia to Venezuela and NW Brazil.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient at A. s. amazonica, A. s. juara, and A. s. puruensis, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: A. seniculus species group. Does not include sara (Minezawa et al., 1985), straminea (Rylands and Brandon-Jones, 1998), or macconnelli (Groves, 2001 c).