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

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https://phys.org/news/2025-10-largest-primate-americas-climatically-suitable.html

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.

These figures only account for the effect of climate change on the species by the end of the century. They do not consider other factors that threaten primates and their habitats, such as deforestation, forest fragmentation, and hunting. Both muriquis are endemic to the Atlantic Forest and are classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

"Climate change alone won't lead to the extinction of muriquis, according to our projections. But about half of the current climatically favorable area for them could disappear, which is quite worrying considering that there are other factors putting pressure on these species," says Tiago Vasconcelos, the author of the study and a researcher in the Graduate Program in Biosciences at the Bauru campus of São Paulo State University (UNESP).

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1. Actually, by 2090 the other currently widespread primate may have a serious habitat problem.

You know, homo sapiens or human beings.