Brachyteles is a genus of New World monkeys known as the muriquis, or woolly spider monkeys. The muriquis are closely related to both the spider monkeys and the woolly monkeys, which is the reason for the second name. Two species are recognised, the southern muriqui and the northern muriqui, and they are the two largest species of New World monkeys. The northern species is one of the most endangered of all the world's monkeys. The muriqui lives primarily in coffee estates in southeastern Brazil, and males are the same size and weight as females.
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Source Northern muriqui (Wikipedia)
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The muriqui lives primarily in coffee estates in southeastern Brazil.
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The muriquis, also known as woolly spider monkeys, are the monkeys of the genus Brachyteles.
Habitat
The muriqui lives primarily in coffee estates in southeastern Brazil.
Species
The two species are:
View the SourceSouthern muriqui (Wikipedia)
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The southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is a muriqui (woolly spider monkey) species endemic to Brazil.
Northern muriqui (Wikipedia)
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The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is one of two species of muriqui.
Atelidae (Wikipedia)
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Genus Brachyteles, muriquis (woolly spider monkeys)
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