Yucatán Black Howler Monkey 🐒
Species Profile
Alouatta pigra
EN Endangered
Yucatán Black Howler Monkey
The Guatemalan black howler , or Yucatan black howler , ( Alouatta pigra ) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America. It is found in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico, in and near the Yucatan Peninsula. It lives in evergreen, semideciduous and lowland rain forests. It is also known as the baboon in Belize, although it is not closely related to the baboons in Africa.
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