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Taxonomy
Simia caraya was named by Humboldt (1812). It is extant.
It was recombined as Alouatta caraya by Meireles et al. (1999).
It was recombined as Alouatta caraya by Meireles et al. (1999).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1812 | Simia caraya Humboldt p. 355 |
| 1999 | Alouatta caraya Meireles et al. p. 11 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Alouatta caraya Humboldt 1812 [black howler]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
| estimate | equation | reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5.62 kg | Mammalia femur diameter | Gingerich 1990 |
| 7.06 kg | Mammalia humerus diameter | Gingerich 1990 |
| 7.92 kg | Mammalia tibia diameter | Gingerich 1990 |
| mean: 6.80 kg | ||
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
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| femur diameter | 1 | 9.50 | |||||
| humerus diameter | 1 | 10.4 | |||||
| radius diameter | 1 | 5.70 | |||||
| tibia diameter | 1 | 10.2 |
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available