Northern muriqui: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern muriqui lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Brachyteles hypoxanthus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Atelidae

Where does the northern muriqui live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern muriqui in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Brazil. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern muriqui endangered?

The northern muriqui’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern muriqui?

The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Atelidae, genus Brachyteles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern muriqui

The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is one of two species of muriqui. They are also known as woolly spider monkey because they exhibit the woollen pelt of woolly monkeys and the long prehensile tail of spider monkeys. Muriquis are the largest extant New World monkeys. They can reach 4.3 feet or 1.3 metres long and weight up to 7 to 10 kilograms (15 to 22 lb).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern muriqui (revision 1368690446), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q559289 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).