| Muriquis[1] | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Northern muriqui, Brachyteles hypoxanthus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Subfamily: | Atelinae |
| Genus: | Brachyteles Spix, 1823 |
| Type species | |
| Brachyteles arachnoides É. Geoffroy, 1806 | |
| Species | |
| Brachyteles arachnoides | |
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.[2] 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 is the largest monkey in South America.[4] Males are the same size and weight as females.[5] It lives primarily in coffee estates in Southeastern Brazil.[4]
References
- ^ 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.; 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. (December 2019). "Phylogeographic evidence for two species of muriqui (genus Brachyteles )". American Journal of Primatology. 81 (12): e23066. doi:10.1002/ajp.23066. PMID 31736121.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- 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
- ^ 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. (December 2019). "Phylogeographic evidence for two species of muriqui (genus Brachyteles )". American Journal of Primatology. 81 (12): e23066. doi:10.1002/ajp.23066.