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Tufted Ear Marmoset

Callithrix jaccus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Males and females are of similar size with males being slightly larger. Males have an average height of 188 mm (7.40 in) and females have an average height of 185 mm (7.28 in). Males weigh 256 g (9.03 oz) on average and females weigh 236 g (8.32 oz) on average. The pelage of the marmoset is colored a blotchy brown, grey, and yellow. It also has white ear tufts and its tail is long and banded. Their faces have pale skin and have a white blaze on the forehead. At birth, infants have brown and yellow coats and develop the ear tufts as they age.

Habitat:

rainforest, urban

Notes:

saw this on the slopes on Pao de Acucar in Rio. also known as common marmoset

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Comments (3)

I added some more pics and info to this spotting.
I did. I just put up the pics. Have to see that movie!
I think they are one of the characters of the new 20th Century Fox movie Rio! Did you get the chance to see a Blue macaw while you were in Brazil?

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