The Venezuelan Red Howler (Alouatta seniculus), sometimes called the Colombian red howler, is a small primate native to South America. Red howlers are identifiable by their bright red, nearly orange, fur that they are named after. They live in almost every biome within their geographic range, from all types of forests, to river terraces and swamp woodlands. The only thing all their habitats have in common is a proximity to water; they stay within a mile of the coast, and will chose to live near a lake or river over forests solidly on dry land. They rarely leap from tree to tree, preferring to have a solid handhold on the next branch before letting go of the first.