Maués Marmoset

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Maués Marmoset[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cebidae Genus: Callithrix Subgenus: Mico Species: C. mauesi
Binomial name
Callithrix (Mico) mauesi Mittermeier, et al, 1992

The Maués Marmoset (Callithrix (Mico) mauesi) is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is found only on the west bank of the Rio Maues-Acu, in the Amazonas state.

[edit] References

1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 132. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
2. ^ Rylands, A.B., Bampi, M.I., Chiarello, A.G., da Fonseca, G.A.B., Mendes, S.L. & Marcelino, M. (2003). Mico mauesi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.

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