Marmoset
Marmosets[1][2] | |
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Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) at Tibau do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Parvorder: | Platyrrhini |
Family: | Callitrichidae |
Groups included | |
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Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa | |
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The marmosets (
Most marmosets are about 20 cm (8 in) long. Relative to other
According to recent research, marmosets exhibit
Etymology
Callithrix comes from Ancient Greek and means "beautiful fur".
Species list
- Genus Callithrix—Atlantic marmosets
- Common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus
- Black-tufted marmoset, Callithrix penicillata
- Wied's marmoset, Callithrix kuhlii
- White-headed marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi
- Buffy-headed marmoset, Callithrix flaviceps
- Buffy-tufted marmoset, Callithrix aurita
- Genus Mico—Amazonian marmosets
- Rio Acari marmoset, Mico acariensis
- Silvery marmoset, Mico argentatus
- White marmoset, Mico leucippe
- Emilia's marmoset, Mico emiliae
- Black-headed marmoset, Mico nigriceps
- Marca's marmoset, Mico marcai
- Black-tailed marmoset, Mico melanura
- Santarem marmoset, Mico humeralifer
- Maués marmoset, Mico mauesi
- Munduruku marmoset, Mico munduruku
- Gold-and-white marmoset, Mico chrysoleucos
- Hershkovitz's marmoset, Mico intermedius
- Satéré marmoset, Mico saterei
- Rondon's marmoset, Mico rondoni
- Genus Callibella—Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset
- Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset, Callibella humilis
- Genus Cebuella—Pygmy Marmoset
- Pygmy marmoset, Cebuella pygmaea
Behavior
Marmosets are highly active, living in the upper canopy of forest trees, and feeding on insects, fruit, leaves, tack, sap, and gum. They have long lower incisors, which allow them to chew holes in tree trunks and branches to harvest the gum inside; some species are specialised feeders on gum.[12]
Marmosets live in family groups of three to 15, consisting of one or two breeding females, an unrelated male, their offspring, and occasionally extended family members and unrelated individuals. Their mating systems are highly variable and can include
The favorite food of marmosets is carbohydrate-rich tree sap, which they reach by gnawing holes in trunks. Their territories are centered on the trees that they regularly exploit in this way. The smaller marmosets venture into the very top of forest canopies to hunt insects that are abundant there.[7]
References
- OCLC 62265494.
- ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.
- ^ "marmoset". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ "marmoset". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28.
- ^ Stafford, S.G. (1999). "Thermoregulatory and Endocrine Adaptations of Small Body Size in Primates". Kent State University Dissertation, QP 135.S73, 1999.
- ^ Primate Info Net, Callithrix Factsheet, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
- ^ a b "The Primates: New World Monkeys". Archived from the original on 2005-12-11. Retrieved 2005-12-06.
- ^ March 2017, Alina Bradford 29 (29 March 2017). "Facts About Marmosets". livescience.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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