Muriqui
The muriquis, also known as woolly spider monkeys, are the monkeys of the genus Brachyteles. They are closely related to both the spider monkeys and the woolly monkeys.
| Muriquis | |
|---|---|
| Northern muriqui, Brachyteles hypoxanthus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Subfamily: | Atelinae |
| Genus: | Brachyteles Spix, 1823 |
| Type species | |
| Brachyteles macrotarsus Spix, 1823 | |
| Species | |
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