Muriqui Explained

The muriquis, also known as woolly spider monkeys, are the monkeys of the genus Brachyteles. They are closely related to both the spider monkeys and the woolly monkeys.

Species

The two species are:^[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 lives primarily in coffee estates in southeastern Brazil.^[3] Males are the same size and weight as females.^[3]

Further reading

• Russell A. Mittermeier, "Monkey in Peril". National Geographic, March 1987, pages 387–395. Volume 171, No. 3. .

External links

• Conservation of the Muriqui from Brazil
  • • Primate Info Net Brachyteles Factsheet
• Southern Muriqui Home Page - Pró- Muriqui Association

Notes and References

1. Chaves . Paulo B. . Magnus . Tielli . Jerusalinsky . Leandro . Talebi . Maurício . Strier . Karen B. . Breves . Paula . Tabacow . Fernanda . Teixeira . Rodrigo H. F. . Moreira . Leandro . Hack . Robson O. E. . Milagres . Adriana . Pissinatti . Alcides . Melo . Fabiano R. . Pessutti . Cecília . Mendes . Sérgio L. . Margarido . Tereza C. . Fagundes . Valéria . Di Fiore . Anthony . Bonatto . Sandro L. . 5 . Phylogeographic evidence for two species of muriqui (genus Brachyteles) . American Journal of Primatology . December 2019 . 81 . 12 . e23066 . 10.1002/ajp.23066 . 31736121. 182008678 . 10923/20562 . free .
2. Chaves. Paulo B.. Alvarenga, Clara S. . Possamai, Carla de B. . Dias, Luiz G. . Boubli, Jean P. . Strier, Karen B.. Karen B. Strier . Mendes, Sérgio L. . Fagundes, Valéria . Genetic diversity and population history of a critically endangered primate, the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus). PLOS ONE. 3 June 2011. 6. 6. e20722. 10.1371/journal.pone.0020722. 21694757 . 3108597. 2011PLoSO...620722C. free.
3. Book: . Demonic Male: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence . Bloomsbury . 1997.