How big does a Mantled howler get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) reaches an average size of 57.7 cm (1′ 11″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 25 years, they grow from 319 grams (0.7 lbs) to 6.58 kg (14.5 lbs). A Mantled howler has 1 babies at once. The Mantled howler (genus: Alouatta) is a member of the family Cebidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
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:
- Hoffmanns’s titi with 1 babies per litter
- White-bellied spider monkey with a size of 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Central American squirrel monkey with a size of 28.2 cm (1′ 0″)
- Brown titi with 1 babies per litter
- Black-capped squirrel monkey with a size of 30.9 cm (1′ 1″)
- Equatorial saki with an average maximal age of 14.83 years
- Three-striped night monkey with a size of 35.8 cm (1′ 3″)
- Black squirrel monkey with 1 babies per litter
- White-faced saki with a size of 34.6 cm (1′ 2″)
- Coppery titi with a size of 35.5 cm (1′ 2″)
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:
- Otter civet with a size of 62.6 cm (2′ 1″)
- Marsh mongoose with a size of 50 cm (1′ 8″)
- Pampas cat with a size of 61.6 cm (2′ 1″)
- Bengal fox with a size of 52.3 cm (1′ 9″)
- Red panda with a size of 58.3 cm (1′ 11″)
- Lowland paca with a size of 65 cm (2′ 2″)
- Sechuran fox with a size of 55.8 cm (1′ 10″)
- Tenkile with a size of 61.6 cm (2′ 1″)
- Arctic hare with a size of 57.2 cm (1′ 11″)
- Golden palm civet with a size of 48.8 cm (1′ 8″)
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:
- Silver-haired bat
- South American tapir
- Dusky pademelon
- Ringed seal
- Hottentot golden mole
- Long-fingered triok
- Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
- Molossops planirostris
- Kelaart’s pipistrelle
- Rhinolophus simplex
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Mantled howler
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Mantled howler:
- Kit fox with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Steller sea lion with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Bechstein’s bat with an average maximal age of 21 years
- Naemorhedus sumatraensis with an average maximal age of 21 years
- Venezuelan red howler with an average maximal age of 25 years
- Stump-tailed macaque with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Fossa (animal) with an average maximal age of 20 years
- South American sea lion with an average maximal age of 24.75 years
- Northern hairy-nosed wombat with an average maximal age of 30 years
- De Brazza’s monkey with an average maximal age of 26.25 years
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:
- Crab-eating raccoon with a weight of 6.94 kilos (15.3 lbs)
- Müeller’s gibbon with a weight of 5.92 kilos (13.05 lbs)
- Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth with a weight of 6.61 kilos (14.57 lbs)
- White-cheeked spider monkey with a weight of 6.24 kilos (13.76 lbs)
- American badger with a weight of 7.84 kilos (17.28 lbs)
- Maroon leaf monkey with a weight of 6.37 kilos (14.04 lbs)
- L’Hoest’s monkey with a weight of 5.31 kilos (11.71 lbs)
- De Brazza’s monkey with a weight of 5.32 kilos (11.73 lbs)
- Tammar wallaby with a weight of 5.28 kilos (11.64 lbs)
- Neotropical otter with a weight of 6.55 kilos (14.44 lbs)