Alouatta Lacépède 1799 (howler monkey)
Mammalia - Primates - Atelidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 92602
Synonym: Mycetes Illiger 1811 (taxon 105125)
Parent taxon: Atelidae according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Ateles, Atelinae, Brachyteles, Lagothrix
Subtaxa: Alouatta arctoidea, Alouatta belzebul, Alouatta caraya, Alouatta coibensis, Alouatta discolor, Alouatta guariba, Alouatta macconnelli, Alouatta mauroi, Alouatta nigerrima, Alouatta palliatus, Alouatta pigra, Alouatta sara, Alouatta seniculus, Alouatta ululata
Ecology: scansorial insectivore