AnAge entry for Alouatta caraya

Classification (HAGRID: 02302)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Atelidae
                    Genus: Alouatta
Species: Alouatta caraya
Common name: Black howler monkey
Synonyms: Mycetes barbatus, Stentor niger, Simia straminea

Maximum longevity: 32.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One wild born female was about 32.4 years old when she died in captivity [0671].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1142] Kohler et al. (2006), Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0194] Malinow and Maruffo (1965), Aortic atherosclerosis in free-ranging howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) (PubMed)