Maués marmosets
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The Maués marmoset ( Mico mauesi , Syn .: Callithrix mauesi ) is a species of primate from the marmoset family .
features
Maués marmosets reach a head body length of 20 to 23 centimeters, a tail length of 34 to 38 centimeters and a weight of 315 to 405 grams. Their fur is predominantly dark brown in color, the belly is lighter. There are black and white speckled hair on the back, the tail is slightly curled black and gray. The head is also dark brown with gray-brown patches on the cheek. The ear tufts, which are also colored gray-brown, are erect in contrast to closely related species. As with all marmosets, the fingers and toes (with the exception of the big toe) have claws instead of nails.
distribution and habitat
Maués marmosets inhabit a small area in the Amazon basin in the Brazilian state of Amazonas . Their distribution area is south of the Amazon in the area of the Rio Maués near the city of Maués , to which they owe their name. The exact extent of the distribution area is not known. The habitat of this species are tropical rainforests .
Way of life
Like all marmosets, these primates are diurnal tree dwellers. There they move on all fours, but they can also cover greater distances by jumping. Presumably, like the other marmosets , they live in groups that are organized around a reproductive couple and in which the fathers and the other group members participate intensively in raising young. Their diet consists of tree sap, fruits and other plant parts, as well as insects. As with all marmosets , their teeth are specialized and adapted to gnawing the tree bark so that the animals can get to the tree sap.
Danger
The distribution area of the Maués' juggler monkey is remote and hardly inhabited by humans, there are no known threats. The IUCN lists the species as "not endangered" ( least concern ).
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 .