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Bookmark or Share- The Muriqui: Brazil’s critically endangered “hippie monkey” hangs toughTucked up in the trees of the Atlantic forest — a once-green corridor stretching along the east coast of Brazil, now largely deforested — the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) has ...
- Animal Info - MuriquiThe southern muriqui has a black face, while the northern species' face is individually mottled. They can weigh up to 15 kg (33 lb). Found in the remnants of the Atlantic coastal forest in Brazil, muriquis are arboreal and diurnal and eat mostly leaves, fruit and flowers.
- A scientist's 4-decade quest to save the biggest monkey in the AmericasA juvenile northern muriqui monkey is kept captive at an enclosure in a protected area of forest, in Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Saturday, May 6, 2023. The northern muriqui is one of the world’s most critically endangered primates, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Northern Muriqui - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bioThe Northern muriqui is an endangered muriqui (woolly spider monkey) species native to Brazil. Muriquis are the largest species of New World monkeys. These monkeys have a thick fur that is light brown to gold in color. They have a large and round belly.
- Muriqui – Wisconsin National Primate Research Center – UW–MadisonMuriquis are the largest of the New World monkeys, appearing almost five feet tall when hanging by their long arms from tree branches. In both species, males and females are about the same size, with adult males weighing 9.6 kg (21.2 lb) and adult females weighing 8.4 kg (18.5 lb) on average.
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