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Southern Muriqui
Brachyteles arachnoides (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)
Also calledAtèle Arachnoïde (fra) · Atèle araignée (fra) · Brachytèle araignée (fra) · Eroïde (fra) · Güney örümcek maymunu (tur) · Mono (por) · Mono Carvoeiro (spa) · Mono Grande (spa) · Mono muriquí del sur (spa) · Murichi meridionale (ita) · Muriki (spa) · Muriqui du Sud (fra) · Muriqui-do-sul (por) · Singe-araignée Laineux (fra)
First described in: Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris vol.7 p.271
The southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is a muriqui (woolly spider monkey) species endemic to Brazil.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U. S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered.
Order Primates
distribution
Distribution: SE Brazil: states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Order Primates
conservation
PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U. S. ESA - Endangered.
Order Primates
activity
Activity patterns. Southern Muriquis typically feed most in the early morning and late afternoon. They rest for some time after the first morning meal, which is followed by traveling and foraging until late morning. In the dry cold months of the austral winter (June-July), they rest more in the morning and frequently may spend the entire morning in the same place. Resting increases in the hot austral summer, especially during the hottest hours of the day in the early afternoon. When fruit is more abundant in winter months, they are more active and travel and feed throughout the afternoon.
Atelidae
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Description
Muriquis are the largest New World monkeys and largest native primates in the Americas. Male muriquis have a head-body length of 55–78 cm (21.5–30.5 in), with a tail of 74–80 cm (29–31.5 in) and a body weight of 9.6–15 kg (21–33 lb). Females have a head-body length of 46–63 cm (18–25 in), a tail length of 65–74 cm (25.5–29 in) and a body weight of 8–11 kg (18–24 lb). The tails are fully prehensile. The southern muriqui, B. arachnoides, has a solid black face, distinguishing it from the northern species, B. hypoxanthus, which has a black face mottled with pink.
Range & habitat
Southern muriquis are now found only in specific areas of the Atlantic rainforest located in Brazil, South America, more specifically they are found in the Brazilian states of Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais. This New World monkey is known locally as mono carvoeiro, which translates to "charcoal monkey".
What it does
Southern muriqui are frugivores, which means that fruit is the preferred food type. They have been claimed to possess the most diverse fruit diet in the Atlantic, and also consume leaves, flowers and a few species of seeds (such as sapucaia, amexia-bicha, Inga, Bicuiba and jatobá). The southern muriqui rely on more than one food source to fulfill nutrient and energy needs. Muriquis play a major role in seed dispersal and are known to provide complementary foraging opportunities for tapirs.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2436666.