southern muriqui
brachyteles arachnoides latin

Only two captive populations of the southern muriqui exist.

The southern muriqui, Brachyteles arachnoides, is a muriqui (woolly spider monkey) species endemic to Brazil.

The latter is located 80 km from the only long-term investigation of the southern muriqui in continuous forest, the Carlos Botelho State Park.

Pró-Muriqui Association - Conservation Research of southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides)

The southern muriqui, B. arachnoides, has a solid black face, distinguishing it from the northern species, B. hypoxanthus, which has a black face mottled with pink.