Endangered
B. hypoxanthus is one of the world's most critically endangered primates.The species is classified as Critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is threatened by hunting and (in common with most other primates of the region) destruction and fragmentation of its Atlantic Forest habitat. Among the scattered populations of Northern Muriqui only one population, living in Caratinga is considered, as of now, viable for the next 100 years. The Northern Muriqui suffers from a lack of knowledge on their species, along with most endemic species causing problems in conservation. The estimated wild population of northern muriquis has increased from about 500 to 1,000 individuals in 2005, due to new discoveries and research in other forests
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