Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests The Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests (NT0180) is an ecoregion in the eastern Amazon basin. It is part of the Amazon biome. The ecoregion is one of the most severely degraded of the Amazon region, suffering from large-scale deforestation and selective extraction of timber, particularly along the Trans-Amazonian Highway and in the higher and more populated southern portions. The Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests ecoregion has an area of . It lies to the south of the Amazon River in eastern Brazil. The Xingu River defines the western boundary and the Tocantins River defines the eastern boundary. To the south the
Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests 8 species of primates including the white-nosed saki ("Chiropotes albinasus"), red-handed tamarin ("Saguinus midas"), red-bellied titi ("Callicebus moloch"), Azara's night monkey ("Aotus azarae infulatus") and white-cheeked spider monkey ("Ateles marginatus"). The last two are endemic to this ecoregion and the Tapajós-Xingu moist forests to the west. Other species of mammals include white-lipped peccary ("Tayassu pecari"), collared peccary ("Pecari tajacu"), cougar ("Puma concolor"), jaguar ("Panthera onca"), South American tapir ("Tapirus terrestris"), brocket deer (genus "Mazama"), bare-tailed woolly opossum ("Caluromys philander"), and seven-banded armadillo ("Dasypus septemcinctus"). Endangered mammals include white-cheeked spider monkey ("Ateles marginatus"), black bearded saki ("Chiropotes satanas") and giant otter