MARMOSETS
MARMOSETS
AMAZONIAN MARMOSETS
Genus: Mico
Mico humeralifer
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
The black and white tassel-ear marmoset, also known as the Santarém marmoset or tassel-eared marmoset, is endemic to the secondary Amazonian lowland rainforest area at the junction of the states of Pará and Amazonas, in Brazil. This area is delimited by two rivers: Rio Maués in the West and Rio Tapajós in the East….
Mico melanurus
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
First described in 1812, black-tailed marmosets are native to the South American countries of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil, east of the Rio Aripuana. They live in a wide array of biomes, including the deciduous forests of eastern Bolivia, the Pantanal wetlands, the dry forests of Paraguay, the Amazon rainforest, and the…
Mico emiliae
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The Emilia’s marmoset is only found in central Brazil, specifically in the states of Pará and Mato Grosso. Their habitat lies on the southeast edge of the Amazon Rainforest. The rainforest is characterized by regular rain and a relatively constant average temperature of about 28 ℃ (82.4 ℉). December through March are…
Mico argentatus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Silvery marmosets inhabit lowland forests (under 650 feet or 200 meters above sea level) in the Amazon Basin. The Amazon River bounds their distribution to the north, the Tapajos River to the west, and the Toncantins River to the east. Human infrastructure and agriculture have further fragmented the marmosets’ native…
ATLANTIC MARMOSETS
Genus: Callithrix
Callithrix penicillata
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The black-tufted marmoset, sometimes called the black-pencilled marmoset and known as Mico-estrela in Portuguese, inhabits numerous areas throughout Brazil. Marmosets are typically resilient creatures who have the ability to thrive in many habitats, including busy cities like Rio de Janeiro, where black-tufted…
Callithrix flaviceps
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Native to Brazil, the rare buffy-headed marmoset occurs in the Serra da Mantiqueira (Mantiqueira Mountain range) south of the Rio Doce in southern Espírito Santo, its range here reaching the state boundary of Rio de Janeiro. Other southeastern populations have been reported in the municipality…
Callithrix aurita
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The buffy-tufted-ear marmoset, also called the white-eared marmoset, is endemic to the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro of southeastern Brazil, within their montane rainforests of the inland plateau, at chilly dry-season altitudes of up to 4,265 feet (1,300 m). Multiple studies from 1982 to 1998 were carried out to better..
Callithrix jacchus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Common marmosets, also known as white-tufted-ear marmosets, are New World monkeys native to Brazil. Once found only in Atlantic coastal forests in the northeastern region of the country, years of habitat destruction have forced them to seek new places to live. Habitat loss, coupled with the release of captive…
Callithrix kuhlii
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Wied’s marmoset, also known as the Wied’s black-tufted ear marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in the coastal regions of Southwest Brazil. Wied’s marmosets are adaptable monkeys and can live in a variety of forest types, but they prefer tropical and subtropical forests. They occur in lowland and sub-montane…
Callithrix geoffroyi
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The white-headed marmoset is also known as the tufted-ear marmoset and Geoffroy’s marmoset, or Geoffroy’s tufted-ear marmoset. The species is endemic to Brazil, where they are known as the sagüi or sauim. They are present in the state of Espirito Santa and in the forested eastern and northeastern regions of Minas…
GOELDI'S MARMOSETS
Genus: Callimico
Callimico goeldii
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Sometimes referred to as Goeldi’s marmoset, Goeldi’s tamarin, or simply callimico (the species’ genus), this rare and petite New World monkey resides in the upper Amazon rainforests of southern Colombia, eastern Peru, western Brazil, and northern Bolivia. Groups are often separated by several kilometers, their locations…
PYGMY MARMOSETS
Genus: Cebuella
Cebuella pygmaea
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Pygmy marmosets are widely distributed throughout the Amazon forest, spanning from Rio Caquetá in Colombia, Rio Madeira in Brazil, to Río Mayo and the Río Huallaga in Peru. They can reliably be found in extensive rainforests along the tributaries of the Amazon river and are capable of thriving in different forest…