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Some facts about the
Pygmy marmoset
Adult weight : 0.124 kg (0.2728 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 19 years
Female maturity :684 days
Male maturity : 638 days
Gestation : 125 days
Weaning : 91 days
Litter size : 2
Interval between litters : 171 days
Weight at birth : 0.016 kg (0.0352 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.07 kg (0.154 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.111 kg (0.2442 lbs)
Pygmy marmoset
Order : Primates
Family : Callitrichidae
Species : Callithrix pygmaea
The Pygmy Marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea) is the smallest monkey in the world (13 - 17 cm, head and body length) and lives in South America, in Peru, western Brazil, Ecuador and south-east Colombia. The have specially adapted claws for climbing trees. Pygmy marmosets are omnivorous, their diet consists of insects, spiders, small reptiles, fruits, leaves and tree sap. About 2/3 of their time they are removing tree bark to reach the sap. They live in groups in the trees and are very active creatures, swiftly running and jumping in the trees. Due to habitat loss, the Pygmy marmoset may become threatened.
Facts about the pygmy marmoset
Pygmy marmoset (Callithrix Pygmaea), is the minor all South America
Pygmy marmosets are the icklest of all the world's monkeys: tiny enough to fit in the palm of your hand and weighing just 4 ounces.
The pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey in the world, fitting
While pygmy marmosets are still plentiful in the wild, other species of marmosets and tamarins are not so lucky.
Despite its name, the Pygmy Marmoset is somewhat different from the typical marmosets classified in genus Callithrix. (Full text)
Pygmy marmosets are the smallest primates in the world. (Full text)
The long tail of a pygmy marmoset is ringed, but not prehensile. (Full text)
Although pygmy marmosets are still plentiful in the wild, other types of primates (Full text)
Pygmy marmosets are currently not endangered. (Full text)
Pygmy marmosets are the world’s smallest true monkeys. (Full text)
Pygmy Marmoset The Pygmy Marmoset is the world's smallest monkey. (Full text)
Pygmy Marmosets are not endangered. (Full text)
The Pygmy Marmoset is the smallest living monkey C it is about 15 (Full text)
The pygmy marmoset is native to parts of Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. (Full text)
Pygmy Marmosets are capable of jumping about 5 meters. (Full text)
A female Pygmy marmoset is usually a little bigger than the male. (Full text)
Pygmy marmosets are the smallest marmosets and one of the smallest of all (Full text)
1. Callithrix, genus Callithrix -- (type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets)Callithrix
genus Callithrix
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