Buffy-tufted Marmoset
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The buffy-tufted marmoset (Callithrix aurita), 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 marmoset
s, they have the southernmost range.
Buffy-tufted marmoset resemble common marmoset
s but are somewhat larger. They have a grey-black skin, a touched tail and remarkable white ear-tufts which flop over more distinctly than the Common Marmoset's.
Buffy-tufted marmoset live in the coastal forests up to a sea-level of 500 m. They are diurnal
and arboreal, living almost all of their life in the trees. These animals live together in small groups of two to eight animals.
Unlike most other marmosets, buffy-tufted marmoset almost exclusively eat insects. They do not eat tree sap, which is why they have a very small snout.
Little is known about the buffy-tufted marmoset reproductive patterns. Gestation is approximately 170 days and births are typically of twin offspring.
New World monkey
New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Platyrrhini parvorder and the Ceboidea superfamily, which are essentially synonymous since...
that lives in the forests on the Atlantic coast of southeast Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Of all the marmoset
Marmoset
Marmosets are the 22 New World monkey species of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, Callibella, and Mico. All four genera are part of the biological family Callitrichidae. The term marmoset is also used in reference to the Goeldi's Monkey, Callimico goeldii, which is closely related.Most marmosets...
s, they have the southernmost range.
Buffy-tufted marmoset resemble common marmoset
Common Marmoset
The common marmoset is a New World monkey. It originally lived on the Northeastern coast of Brazil, in the states of Piaui, Paraiba, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas and Bahia...
s but are somewhat larger. They have a grey-black skin, a touched tail and remarkable white ear-tufts which flop over more distinctly than the Common Marmoset's.
Buffy-tufted marmoset live in the coastal forests up to a sea-level of 500 m. They are diurnal
Diurnal animal
Diurnality is a plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night.-In animals:Animals that are not diurnal might be nocturnal or crepuscular . Many animal species are diurnal, including many mammals, insects, reptiles and birds...
and arboreal, living almost all of their life in the trees. These animals live together in small groups of two to eight animals.
Unlike most other marmosets, buffy-tufted marmoset almost exclusively eat insects. They do not eat tree sap, which is why they have a very small snout.
Little is known about the buffy-tufted marmoset reproductive patterns. Gestation is approximately 170 days and births are typically of twin offspring.