The ursine howler (''Alouatta arctoidea'') is a species of
howler monkey
Howler monkeys (genus ''Alouatta'', monotypic in subfamily Alouattinae) are the most widespread primate genus in the Neotropics and are among the largest of the platyrrhines along with the muriquis (''Brachyteles''), the spider monkeys (''Atel ...
native to
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...
and possibly
Colombia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the
Venezuelan red howler and classified as ''Alouatta seniculus arctoidea''.
References
ursine howler
Mammals of Venezuela
ursine howler
Taxa named by Ángel Cabrera (naturalist)
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