Yucatán black howler

The Yucatán black howler, also called the 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, and it lives in evergreen, semideciduous and lowland rain forests. In Belize it is also known as the baboon, although it is not closely related to the baboons of Africa. On average, males weigh 11.4 kg and females weigh 6.4 kg. It is diurnal and arboreal, with a diet that includes mostly leaves and fruit. The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it endangered because its population is expected to decline by up to 60 percent over the next 30 years, with habitat loss, hunting and capture as pets among the threats.