Its back is bright orange to golden, and its tail is dark red. This howler monkey is centered in forests north of the Amazon, including the Guianas.
The back is bright orange to golden, while the tail has dark red fur. Coat color varies geographically, so color alone cannot identify a population.
It has been recorded in lowland tropical, riverside, and dry deciduous forests. It is not known whether it is restricted to primary forest or tolerates habitat change.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.