Santarem marmoset
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| Santarem marmoset[1][2] | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Mico |
| Species: | M. humeralifera |
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| Mico humeralifera (É. Geoffroy, 1812) | |
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| Santarem Marmoset range | |
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The Santarem marmoset (Mico humeralifera), also known as a black and white tassel-ear marmoset 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 is an omnivorous animal. It lives, mainly, in areas with dense viney vegetation.
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Wikispecies has information related to: Santarem Marmoset |
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 118. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Rylands AB and Mittermeier RA (2009). "The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini)". In Garber PA, Estrada A, Bicca-Marques JC, Heymann EW, Strier KB. South American Primates: Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. pp. 23–54. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.
- ↑ Rylands, A. B. & Silva Jr., J. S. (2008). Mico humeralifer. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
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