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The pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey. Skull of a pygmy marmoset. Pygmy marmosets are the smallest true monkey, with a head-body length ranging from 117 to 152 mm (4.6 to 6.0 in) and a tail of 172 to 229 mm (6.8 to 9.0 in).
The western pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey.Pygmy marmosets have only a slight degree of sexual dimorphism; in the wild the average male weighs 110 g (3.9 oz), which is slightly smaller than the average female at 122 g (4.3 oz). [2]
The marmosets (/ ˈ m ɑːr m ə ˌ z ɛ t s,-ˌ s ɛ t s /), [3] [4] also known as zaris or sagoin, are twenty-two New World monkey species of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, Callibella, and Mico. All four genera are part of the biological family Callitrichidae .
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First-class funny monkey pictures This collection of funny monkey pictures is sure to get you chuckling. Some of these goofy primates look like they're competing in a “silliest monkey gets a ...
The tamarins are squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus Saguinus. They are the first offshoot in the Callitrichidae tree, and therefore are the sister group of a clade formed by the lion tamarins , Goeldi's monkeys and marmosets .
Behaviour may have evolved to help marmosets stay connected in dense rainforests, study says. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
The eastern pygmy marmoset (Cebuella niveiventris) is a marmoset species, a very small New World monkey, found in the southwestern Amazon Rainforest in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the similar western pygmy marmoset , but the eastern pygmy marmoset has whitish colored underparts.