Santarem Marmoset
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| Callithrix humeralifera (É. Geoffroy, 1812) |
Santarem Marmoset or Tassel-ear Marmoset, Callithrix humeralifera, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is found in a very restricted area between the Rio Tapajos and lower Rio Madeira and Rio Roosevelt.
It lives in groups of 5 to 15 individuals, feeding and are omnivorous animals. They live, mainly, in areas with dense viny vegetation.
[edit] References
- 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, 131. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- Neotropical Rainforest Mammals (1997), Louise Emmons and Francois Feer
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