Goeldi's marmoset

Goeldi's marmoset[1][2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[4]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Callimico
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1922
Species:
C. goeldii
Binomial name
Callimico goeldii
Thomas, 1904
Geographic range
Synonyms
  • snethlageri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

The Goeldi's marmoset or Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii) is a small, South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon basin region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. It is the only species classified in the genus Callimico, and the monkeys are sometimes referred to as "callimicos".[5] The species takes its name from its discoverer, Swiss-Brazilian naturalist Emil August Goeldi.[6]

Goeldi's marmosets are blackish or blackish-brown in color and the hair on their head and tail sometimes has red, white, or silverly brown highlights.[7] Their bodies are about 8–9 inches (20–23 cm) long, and their tails are about 10–12 inches (25–30 cm) long. They weigh about 0.4835 kg in captivity and 0.500 kg in the wild. Their digits have claw like nails except for the hallux, which serve for clinging, scansorial travel, and to extract food from trees.[8][5][9]

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  2. ^ Rylands AB, Mittermeier RA (2009). "The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini)". In Garber PA, Estrada A, Bicca-Marques JC, Heymann EW, Strier KB (eds.). South American Primates: Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. pp. 23–54. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.
  3. ^ Palacios, E.; Wallace, R.B.; Mollinedo, J.M.; Heymann, E.W.; Shanee, S.; Calouro, A.M.; del Valle, E.; Mittermeier, R.A. (2021). "Callimico goeldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T3564A191700340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T3564A191700340.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  5. ^ a b Porter, Leila M.; Garber, Paul A. (2004-06-07). "Goeldi's monkeys: A primate paradox?". Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews. 13 (3): 104–115. doi:10.1002/evan.20012. S2CID 85153716.
  6. ^ Watsa, Mrinalini; Erkenswick, Gideon A.; Rehg, Jennifer A.; Leite Pitman, Renata (2012-12-01). "Distribution and New Sightings of Goeldi's Monkey (Callimico goeldii) in Amazonian Perú". International Journal of Primatology. 33 (6): 1477–1502. doi:10.1007/s10764-012-9632-1. ISSN 1573-8604. S2CID 9781001.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Falk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Smith, Richard J.; Jungers, William L. (1997-06-01). "Body mass in comparative primatology". Journal of Human Evolution. 32 (6): 540. doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0122. ISSN 0047-2484. PMID 9210017.
  9. ^ Garber, P. A.; Blomquist, G. E.; Anzenberger, G. (2005-02-01). "Kinematic Analysis of Trunk-to-trunk Leaping in Callimico goeldii". International Journal of Primatology. 26 (1): 259 and 61. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-0732-z. ISSN 1573-8604. S2CID 22272919.