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The black-tufted marmoset, or popularly known as Mico Estrela (Callithrix penicillata)

Callithrix penicillata

Photo by ThiagoCaetano
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Field Notes

Description:

The black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata), also known as Mico-estrela in Portuguese, is a species of New World monkey that lives primarily in the Neo-tropical gallery forests of the Brazilian Central Plateau.

Habitat:

This marmoset typically resides in rainforests, living an arboreal life high in the trees, but below the canopy. They are only rarely spotted near the ground.

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Black-tufted marmoset

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Comments (2)
DanielePralong
Welcome to Project Noah ThiagoCaetano! Kindly let us know whether this animal was spotted in the wild or at a zoo. Also, we have a Primate Watch mission which you can join and which would be perfect for this spotting.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2011

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