Yellow and white marmoset
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Yellow and white marmoset ( Mico chrysoleucos ) |
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The yellow and white marmoset ( Mico chrysoleucos , syn .: Mico chrysoleuca , Mico chrysoleucus , Callithrix chrysoleuca ) is a species of primate from the marmoset family .
features
Yellow-and-white marmosets reach a head body length of 20 to 24 centimeters, in addition there is the 30 to 36 centimeter long tail. Their fur is predominantly white in color, the front paws, the rear part of the trunk, the hind legs and the tail are orange-yellow. The flesh-colored face is hairless, there are white tufts on the ears. As with all marmosets, the fingers and toes (with the exception of the big toe) have claws instead of nails.
distribution and habitat
Yellow and white marmosets inhabit a small area in the Amazon basin in the Brazilian state of Amazonas . The exact extent of the distribution area is not known, it is south of the Amazon and east of the Rio Madeira . The habitat of this species are rainforests.
Way of life
These primates are diurnal tree dwellers. You move on all fours or jumping. The exact way of life is not known, presumably like other marmosets they live in groups that are organized around a full-grown, reproductive couple. Yellow-and-white marmosets eat more fruit than other marmosets and therefore have larger territories. They also eat tree sap and small animals such as insects.
threat
Also due to the lack of clarity about the area of distribution, no information can be given about the degree of risk. The IUCN lists the species under “too little data available” ( data deficient ).
literature
- Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
- Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
