Marmosets are New World monkeys in the genus Callithrix, which contains 18 species. The term "marmoset" is also used in refererence to the Goeldi's Marmoset, Callimico goeldii, which is not part of the genus Callithrix and is not discussed in this article. Families Cebidae Aotidae Pitheciidae Atelidae The New World monkeys are the four families of primates that are found in Central and South America: the Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae and Atelidae. ... Binomial name Callimico goeldii Thomas, 1904 Goeldis Marmoset or Goeldis Monkey (Callimico goeldii) is a small, South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon Basin region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. ...

Most marmosets are about 20 cm long. Relative to other monkeys, they show some apparently primitive features: they have claws rather than nails, and tactile hairs on their wrists. They lack wisdom teeth, and their brain layout seems to be relatively primitive. Their body temperature is unusually variable, changing by up to 4 degrees Celsius (7 degrees Fahrenheit) in a day. Approximate worldwide distribution of monkeys. ... Anatomy In anatomy, a nail is a horn-like piece at the end of a humans or an animals finger or toe. ... Wisdom teeth are third molars that usually appear between the ages of 18 and 20 (although they may appear when older, or fail to appear at all). ... Italic text // ahh addiing sum spiice iin hurr`` For other uses, see Brain (disambiguation). ... The degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed it in 1742. ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ...

Marmosets are highly active, living in the upper canopy of forest trees, and feeding on insects, fruit and leaves. 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. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. ...

Marmosets live in family groups of 3 to 15, consisting of one to 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 monogamy, polygyny and occasionally polyandry. In most species, fraternal twins are usually born, but triplets are not unknown. Like other callitrichines, marmosets are characterized by a high degree of cooperative care of the young and some food sharing and tolerated theft. Adult males, females other than the mother, and older offspring participate in carrying infants. Most groups scent mark and defend the edges of their ranges, but it is unclear if they are truly territorial, as group home ranges greatly overlap. Faithfulness redirects here. ... The term polygyny (neo-Greek: poly+gune Many + Wives) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology. ... In social anthropology and sociobiology, polyandry (Greek: poly- many, andros- man) means a female forming a sexual union with more than one male. ... Genera Callithrix Leontopithecus Saguinus Callimico The Hapalinae are a subfamily within the family Cebidae, one of the four families of New World monkeys. ...

The monkey is mentioned in Shakespeare's Tempest, when Caliban says he will instruct his new master Stephano "how to snare the nimble marmoset" [for eating], on the no-man island where the play takes place (Act 2, Scene 2). Shakespeare redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Caliban is a fictional character in William Shakespeares The Tempest, a deformed monster who is the slave of Prospero. ...

According to recent research, marmosets exhibit germline chimerism, which is not known to occur in nature in any other primate.^[2] Germline is a word used in biology and genetics. ... In zoology, a chimera is an animal which has (at least) two different populations of cells, which are genetically distinct and which originated in different zygotes (fertilised eggs). ... Families 15, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. ...

Species list

• Subgenus Callithrix - Atlantic marmosets
  • Common Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus
  • Black-tufted Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) penicillata
  • Wied's Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) kuhlii
  • White-headed Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) geoffroyi
  • Buffy-headed Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) flaviceps
  • Buffy-tufted Marmoset, Callithrix (Callithrix) aurita
• Subgenus Mico - Amazonian marmosets
  • Rio Acari Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) acariensis
  • Manicore Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) manicorensis
  • Silvery Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) argentata
  • White Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) leucippe
  • Emilia's Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) emiliae
  • Black-headed Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) nigriceps
  • Marca's Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) marcai
  • Black-tailed Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) melanura
  • Santarem Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) humeralifera
  • Maués Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) mauesi
  • Gold-and-white Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) chrysoleuca
  • Hershkovitz's Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) intermedia
  • Satéré Marmoset, Callithrix (Mico) saterei
• Subgenus Callibella - Roosmalens' Dwarf Marmoset
  • Roosmalens' Dwarf Marmoset, Callithrix (Callibella) humilis
• Subgenus Cebuella - Pygmy Marmoset
  • Pygmy Marmoset, Callithrix (Cebuella) pygmaea

Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 399 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (501 × 752 pixel, file size: 184 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) author: Carmem A. Busko Taken in Tibau do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte. ... Binomial name Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Marmoset (Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus) is a New World monkey. ... Binomial name Callithrix (Callithrix) penicillata (E. Geoffroy, 1812) Black-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix (Callithrix) penicillata) is a New World monkey that has a relatively large range; it lives in the entire central part of Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix (Callithrix) kuhlii Coimbra-Filho, 1985 Wieds Marmoset (Callithrix (Callithrix) kuhlii), also known as Wieds Black-tufted-ear Marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and subtropical forests of south western Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix geoffroyi (E. Geoffroy in Humboldt, 1812) The Tufted-ear Marmoset or White-headed Marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix flaviceps (Thomas, 1903) The Buffy-headed Marmoset, Callithrix flaviceps, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix (Callithrix) aurita (E. Geoffroy in Humboldt, 1812) Buffy-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix (Callithrix) aurita) is a New World monkey that lives in the forests on the Atlantic coast of southeast Brazil. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Callithrix acariensis van Roosmaalen et al, 2000 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The Rio Acari Marmoset, Callithrix acariensis, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Callithrix manicorensis van Roosmaalen et al, 2000 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The Manicore Marmoset, Callithrix manicorensis, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix argentata (Linnaeus, 1766) The Silvery Marmoset (Callithrix argentata) is a New World monkey that lives in Brazil, south and east of the Amazon basin. ... Binomial name Callithrix leucippe (Thomas, 1922) The White Marmoset, Callithrix leucippe, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix emiliae (Thomas, 1920) Emilias Marmoset (Callithrix emiliae), also known as Snethlages Marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix nigriceps Ferrari and Lopes, 1992 The Black-headed Marmoset, Callithrix nigriceps, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix marcai Alperin, 1993 Marcas Marmoset, Callithrix marcai, is a Marmoset species endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix (Mico) melanura (E. Geoffroy, 1812) The Black-tailed Marmoset (Callithrix (Mico) melanura) is a New World monkey that lives in Brazil, south and east of the Amazon basin. ... Binomial name Callithrix humeralifera (É. Geoffroy, 1812) Santarem Marmoset or Tassel-ear Marmoset, Callithrix humeralifera, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix mauesi Mittermeier, et al, 1992 The Maués Marmoset (Callithrix mauesi) is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Callithrix chrysoleuca (Wagner, 1842) The Gold-and-white Marmoset, Callithrix chrysoleuca, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Callithrix intermedia Hershkovitz, 1977 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The Aripuanã Marmoset (Callithrix intermedia), also known as Hershkovitzs Marmoset is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Callithrix saterei Silva and Noronha, 1998 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The Satéré Marmoset, Callithrix saterei, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. ... The Dwarf Marmoset (Callithrix (Callibella) humilis) is a small New World monkey native to the Amazon Rainforest, on the east bank of the lower Madeira River, and the west bank of the Aripuana River. ... Binomial name Spix, 1823 The Pygmy Marmoset (Callithrix (Cebuella) pygmaea) is a monkey native to the rainforest canopies of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru. ...

References

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