Editing Howler monkey (section)

{{Short description|Genus of mammals}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Howler monkeys<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=148–152|id=12100374}}</ref>
| image = Mantled howler monkey and baby (81337)2.jpg
| image_caption = [[Mantled howler monkey]] female and baby
| parent_authority = [[Édouard Louis Trouessart|Trouessart]], 1897 (1825)
| taxon = Alouatta
| authority = [[Bernard Germain de Lacépède|Lacépède]], 1799
| type_species = ''[[red-handed howler|Simia belzebul]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
| synonyms = * '''''Mycetes''''' <small>Illiger, 1811</small>
* '''''Stentor''''' <small>É. Geoffroy, 1812</small>
| range_map = Alouatta range map.png
| range_map_caption = ''Alouatta'' distribution
}}
'''Howler monkeys''' ([[genus]] '''''Alouatta''''', [[monotypic]] in [[subfamily]] '''Alouattinae''') are the most widespread primate genus in the [[Neotropical realm|Neotropics]] and are among the largest of the [[New World monkey|platyrrhines]] along with the [[muriqui]]s (''Brachyteles''), the [[spider monkey]]s (''Ateles'') and [[woolly monkey]]s (''Lagotrix''). The monkeys are native to [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]]n forests. They are famous for their loud [[Howling|howls]], which can be heard up to three miles away through dense rain forest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-25 |title=Black howler monkey |url=https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/black-howler-monkey |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Smithsonian's National Zoo |language=en}}</ref> Fifteen [[species]] are recognized. Previously classified in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Cebidae]], they are now placed in the family [[Atelidae]]. They are primarily [[folivores]] but also significant [[frugivores]], acting as seed dispersal agents through their digestive system and their [[Animal locomotion|locomotion]]. Threats include human predation, [[habitat destruction]], [[Wildlife trade|illegal wildlife trade]], and [[Captivity (animal)|capture]] for pets or zoo animals.