It is hard to guess what a Brown howler weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Brown howler (Alouatta guariba) on average weights 5.19 kg (11.44 lbs).
The Brown howler is from the family Atelidae (genus: Alouatta). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 51.4 cm (1′ 9″).
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The brown howler (Alouatta guariba), also known as brown howler monkey, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey that lives in forests in southeastern Brazil and far northeastern Argentina (Misiones). It lives in groups of two to 11 individuals. Despite the name “brown howler”, it is notably variable in colour, with some individuals appearing largely reddish-orange or black.The two subspecies are:Northern brown howler (A. g. guariba), listed as critically endangeredSouthern brown howler (A. g. clamitans)
Animals of the same family as a Brown howler
We found other animals of the Atelidae family:
- Yellow-tailed woolly monkey bringing 8.23 kilos (18.14 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Brown howler
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Alouatta guariba:
- Pampas cat with a weight of 4.4 kilos (9.7 lbs)
- Hairy long-nosed armadillo with a weight of 4.44 kilos (9.79 lbs)
- Black howler with a weight of 5.58 kilos (12.3 lbs)
- Spotted-necked otter with a weight of 4.19 kilos (9.24 lbs)
- Pagai Island macaque with a weight of 4.53 kilos (9.99 lbs)
- Blue duiker with a weight of 4.9 kilos (10.8 lbs)
- Blue monkey with a weight of 5.04 kilos (11.11 lbs)
- Hairy-nosed otter with a weight of 5.97 kilos (13.16 lbs)
- Masked palm civet with a weight of 4.3 kilos (9.48 lbs)
- Chinese mountain cat with a weight of 5.49 kilos (12.1 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Brown howler
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Brown howler:
- White-fronted surili with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Celebes crested macaque with a size of 54.9 cm (1′ 10″)
- Egyptian mongoose with a size of 57.5 cm (1′ 11″)
- Nilgiri marten with a size of 51.3 cm (1′ 9″)
- Silky cuscus with a size of 41.2 cm (1′ 5″)
- White-nosed coati with a size of 55 cm (1′ 10″)
- American badger with a size of 56 cm (1′ 11″)
- Lowlands tree-kangaroo with a size of 60.3 cm (2′ 0″)
- Marbled cat with a size of 51.7 cm (1′ 9″)
- Hoary fox with a size of 60.3 cm (2′ 0″)