Muriqui
| Muriquis[1] | |
|---|---|
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| Northern muriqui, Brachyteles hypoxanthus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Subfamily: | Atelinae |
| Genus: | Brachyteles Spix, 1823 |
| Type species | |
| Ateles arachnoides É. Geoffroy, 1806
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| Species | |
The muriquis, also known as woolly spider monkeys, are the monkeys of the genus Brachyteles.[1] They are closely related to both the spider monkeys and the woolly monkeys.[1] The two species are the southern (B. arachnoides) and northern (B. hypoxanthus) muriquis.[1] They are the two largest species of New World monkeys, and the northern species is one of the most endangered of all the world's monkeys.[2]
The muriqui is the largest monkey in South America.[3] Males are the same size and weight as females.[4] It lives primarily in coffee estates in Southeastern Brazil.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Primates". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Chaves, Paulo B.; Alvarenga, Clara S.; Possamai, Carla de B.; Dias, Luiz G.; Boubli, Jean P.; Strier, Karen B.; Mendes, Sérgio L.; Fagundes, Valéria (3 June 2011). "Genetic diversity and population history of a critically endangered primate, the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)". PLoS ONE. 6 (6): e20722. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020722. PMC 3108597. PMID 21694757.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b Richard Wrangham & Dale Peterson (1997). Demonic Male: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence. Bloomsbury. p. 174.
- ^ Richard Wrangham & Dale Peterson (1997). Demonic Male: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence. Bloomsbury. p. 175.
Further reading
- Mittermeier, Russell A. (March 1987). "Monkey in Peril". National Geographic. Vol. 171, no. 3. pp. 387–395. ISSN 0027-9358. OCLC 643483454.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Woolly spider monkey.
- Conservation of the Muriqui from Brazil
- Southern muriqui media from ARKive
- Northern muriqui media from ARKive
- Primate Info Net Brachyteles Factsheet
- Southern Muriqui Home Page - Pró- Muriqui Association