It is hard to guess what a Mantled howler weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) on average weights 6.58 kg (14.5 lbs).
The Mantled howler is from the family Cebidae (genus: Alouatta). It is usually born with about 319 grams (0.7 lbs). They can live for up to 25 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 57.7 cm (1′ 11″). Usually, Mantled howlers have 1 babies per litter.
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 mantled howler (Alouatta palliata), or golden-mantled howling monkey, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its “mantled” name from the long guard hairs on its sides.The mantled howler is one of the largest Central American monkeys, and males can weigh up to 9.8 kg (22 lb). It is the only Central American monkey that eats large quantities of leaves; it has several adaptations to this folivorous diet. Since leaves are difficult to digest and provide less energy than most foods, the mantled howler spends the majority of each day resting and sleeping. The male mantled howler has an enlarged hyoid bone, a hollow bone near the vocal cords, which amplifies the calls made by the male, and is the reason for the name “howler”. Howling allows the monkeys to locate each other without expending energy on moving or risking physical confrontation.The mantled howler lives in groups that can have over 40 members, although groups are usually smaller. Most mantled howlers of both sexes are evicted from the group they were born in upon reaching sexual maturity, resulting in most adult group members being unrelated. The most dominant male, the alpha male, gets preference for food and resting places, and mates with most of the receptive females. The mantled howler is important to the rainforest ecology as a seed disperser and germinator. Although it is affected by deforestation, it is able to adapt better than other species, due to its ability to feed on abundant leaves and its ability to live in a limited amount of space.
Animals of the same family as a Mantled howler
We found other animals of the Cebidae family:
- Black bearded saki bringing 2.97 kilos (6.55 lbs) to the scale
- Venezuelan red howler bringing 6.41 kilos (14.13 lbs) to the scale
- Black capuchin with a size of 43.5 cm (1′ 6″)
- Golden-backed uakari bringing 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs) to the scale
- Peruvian night monkey with a weight of 800 grams
- Bolivian red howler bringing 6.61 kilos (14.57 lbs) to the scale
- Peruvian spider monkey bringing 7.09 kilos (15.63 lbs) to the scale
- Guatemalan black howler bringing 7.19 kilos (15.85 lbs) to the scale
- Black howler bringing 5.58 kilos (12.3 lbs) to the scale
- Red-bellied titi with a weight of 962 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Mantled howler
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Alouatta palliata:
- Tibetan sand fox with a weight of 5.54 kilos (12.21 lbs)
- Chinese mountain cat with a weight of 5.49 kilos (12.1 lbs)
- Red-handed howler with a weight of 6.17 kilos (13.6 lbs)
- Malayan civet with a weight of 7.35 kilos (16.2 lbs)
- Geoffroy’s spider monkey with a weight of 7.6 kilos (16.76 lbs)
- Red-necked pademelon with a weight of 5.4 kilos (11.9 lbs)
- Brush-tailed rock-wallaby with a weight of 6.94 kilos (15.3 lbs)
- Javan surili with a weight of 6.57 kilos (14.48 lbs)
- Coypu with a weight of 6.36 kilos (14.02 lbs)
- Crab-eating fox with a weight of 5.74 kilos (12.65 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Mantled howler
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Mantled howler:
- Tana River mangabey with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Common brushtail possum with a size of 47.4 cm (1′ 7″)
- Greater long-nosed armadillo with a size of 55.7 cm (1′ 10″)
- American badger with a size of 56 cm (1′ 11″)
- Hoary fox with a size of 60.3 cm (2′ 0″)
- Black crested gibbon with a size of 54.5 cm (1′ 10″)
- Barbary macaque with a size of 54.9 cm (1′ 10″)
- Black crested gibbon with a size of 54.5 cm (1′ 10″)
- Ursine colobus with a size of 63.5 cm (2′ 1″)
- Tana River red colobus with a size of 56 cm (1′ 11″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Mantled howler
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Mantled howler:
- Yellow-winged bat
- Coquerel’s sifaka
- Black bearded saki
- Bay duiker
- Moose
- Hildegarde’s tomb bat
- Variegated butterfly bat
- Underwood’s bonneted bat
- Doria’s tree-kangaroo
- Sloggett’s vlei rat
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Mantled howler
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Mantled howler:
- South American fur seal with an average maximal age of 21 years
- South Asian river dolphin with an average maximal age of 28 years
- Olive baboon with an average maximal age of 25.17 years
- African buffalo with an average maximal age of 29.5 years
- Dusky leaf monkey with an average maximal age of 25 years
- Reindeer with an average maximal age of 20.17 years
- Greater mouse-eared bat with an average maximal age of 22 years
- Allen’s swamp monkey with an average maximal age of 23 years
- Amazonian manatee with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Black wildebeest with an average maximal age of 20 years