Muriqui
Appearance
Muriquis[1] | |
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Northern muriqui, Brachyteles hypoxanthus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Atelidae |
Subfamily: | Atelinae |
Genus: | Brachyteles Spix, 1823 |
Type species | |
Brachyteles macrotarsus Spix, 1823
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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]
Species
[edit]The two species are:[2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Southern muriqui | Brachyteles arachnoides (É. Geoffroy, 1806) |
Brazil (Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais)![]() |
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Northern muriqui | Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Kuhl, 1820) |
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Bahia.)![]() |
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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.[3]
The muriqui lives primarily in coffee estates in southeastern Brazil.[4]: 174 Males are the same size and weight as females.[4]: 175
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.; Magnus, Tielli; Jerusalinsky, Leandro; Talebi, Maurício; Strier, Karen B.; et al. (December 2019). "Phylogeographic evidence for two species of muriqui (genus Brachyteles)". American Journal of Primatology. 81 (12): e23066. doi:10.1002/ajp.23066. hdl:10923/20562. PMID 31736121. S2CID 182008678.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...620722C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020722. PMC 3108597. PMID 21694757.
- ^ a b Richard Wrangham & Dale Peterson (1997). Demonic Male: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence. Bloomsbury.
Further reading
[edit]- Russell A. Mittermeier, "Monkey in Peril". National Geographic, March 1987, pages 387–395. Volume 171, No. 3. ISSN 0027-9358. OCLC 643483454
External links
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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