Buffy-tufted-ear Marmoset
Callithrix aurita
Conservation Status
EndangeredMammalia · Primates · Callitrichidae
About
The buffy-tufted marmoset, also known as the buffy tufted-ear marmoset or white-eared marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in the forests on the Atlantic coast of southeast Brazil. Of all the marmosets, it has the southernmost range.
Fun Fact
It is probably the largest species in the Callithrix genus, weighing 400–450 g and with a body length of 19–25 cm and a tail length of 27–35 cm.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Occurring in ombrophilous and semideciduous forests in the Serras do Mar and Mantiqueira in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, and extending to the North of Rio Doce in Minas Gerais.
Diet
Feed on resins and other plant secretions, as well as plant material itself, such as fruits and tree gum.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Loss
- Poaching and Hunting
- Human-Wildlife Conflict
- Disease