Yucatán black howler
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The Yucatán black howler, or Guatemalan 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 Yucatán Peninsula. It lives in evergreen, semideciduous and lowland rain forests.[2][4] It is also known as the baboon in Belize, although it is not closely related to the baboons in Africa.[5]
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Yucatán black howler[1] | |
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Cayo district, Belize | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Atelidae |
Genus: | Alouatta |
Species: | A. pigra |
Binomial name | |
Alouatta pigra Lawrence, 1933 | |
Distribution of Alouatta pigra | |
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