Tassel-ear Marmoset (Callithrix intermedia)


MORPHOLOGY:
The tassel-ear marmoset has nails on the digits that are more claw-like. This species also has nonopposable thumbs.

RANGE:
This species is found in the country of Brazil.

ECOLOGY:

LOCOMOTION:
The tassel-ear marmoset moves quadrupedally through the forest and is capable of short leaps (Fleagle, 1988)

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REPRODUCTION:
This species gives birth to twin offspring (Fleagle, 1988).

REFERENCES:
Fleagle, J. G. 1988. Primate Adaptation and Evolution. Academic Press: New York.

Last Updated: December 13, 2005.
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