Northern Muriqui
Brachyteles hypoxanthus
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Mammals
The northern muriqui 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.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Atelidae
- Genus
- Brachyteles