Muriquis[1] | |
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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
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Species | |
The muriquis, also known as woolly spider monkeys, are the monkeys of the genus Brachyteles.[1] They are closely related to both the spider monkeys and the woolly monkeys.[1]