Mammals · Primates · Atelidae
Southern Muriqui
Brachyteles arachnoides
Critically Endangered
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
The southern muriqui or woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas and one of the most threatened. It lives only in the remnants of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, of which less than a tenth of the original area survives. It has long arms, a prehensile tail and dense yellowish-brown fur. It is mainly folivorous, which lets it survive in fragments where fruit is seasonal, and it moves in large groups that split and regroup.
Weight
9 kg – 15 kg
Size
55 cm – 78 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
