Yucatán black howler: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Yucatán black howler lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Alouatta pigra
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Atelidae

Where does the Yucatán black howler live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Yucatán black howler in 3 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Yucatán black howler endangered?

The Yucatán black howler’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Yucatán black howler?

The Yucatán black howler (Alouatta pigra) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Atelidae, genus Alouatta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Yucatán black howler

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. It is also known as the baboon in Belize, although it is not closely related to the baboons in Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yucatán black howler (revision 1356899624), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q849419 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).