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iRed-handed Howler
Conservation status
Image:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg Least Concern (LC) </div>
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cebidae Genus: Alouatta Species: A. belzebul
Binomial name
Alouatta belzebul (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Red-handed Howler (Alouatta belzebul) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil. This monkey is usually entirely black, but in some regions females can have red feet and tail tip.

[edit] References

• Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 148. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
• Neotropical Rainforest Mammals (1997), Louise Emmons and Francois Feer