Largest primate in Americas could lose up to 61% of its climatically suitable habitat by 2090

The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) and the southern muriqui (B. arachnoides) are the two species of the largest genus of primates in the Americas. A study published in the Journal for Nature Conservation estimates that their habitat will be reduced by 44% and 61%, respectively, by 2090. In São Paulo, Brazil, the northern muriqui is expected to lose its entire climatically suitable area by the end of the century.

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