Goeldi's marmoset

Goeldi's marmoset[1][2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[4]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Callimico
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1922
Species:
C. goeldii
Binomial name
Callimico goeldii
Thomas, 1904
Geographic range
Synonyms
  • snethlageri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

Goeldi's marmoset, or Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii), is a small New World monkey found on the South American continent, mainly in the upper Amazon basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Perú. It is the only species classified in the monotypic genus Callimico, thus these monkeys are sometimes referred to as "callimicos".[5] The species takes its name from its discoverer, Swiss-Brazilian naturalist Emil August Goeldi.[6]

Likely an evolutionary adaptation for camouflage and the evasion of predators, Goeldi's marmosets are a dark-furred species, usually a blackish-gray or darker brown in color. Superficially, the short hair on their head gives them a vague resemblance to the larger woolly monkey (Lagothrix); however, the back of their necks, their backside, and tails often display light, horizontal striping or highlights.[7] Their bodies are about 8–9 in (200–230 mm) long, and their tails are about another 10–12 in (250–300 mm) long. Captive Goeldi's marmosets weigh around 480 g (17 oz), while observed individuals were approximately 500 g (18 oz) in the wild. Their digits have claw-like nails, except for the hallux, which serves for clinging, scansorial (arboreal) movement and escape, and the extraction of certain food sources from trees, such as fruits, honey, seed pods, etc.[8][5][9]

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  3. ^ Palacios, E.; Wallace, R.B.; Mollinedo, J.M.; Heymann, E.W.; Shanee, S.; Calouro, A.M.; del Valle, E.; Mittermeier, R.A. (2021). "Callimico goeldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T3564A191700340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T3564A191700340.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  5. ^ a b Porter, Leila M.; Garber, Paul A. (2004-06-07). "Goeldi's monkeys: A primate paradox?". Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews. 13 (3): 104–115. doi:10.1002/evan.20012. S2CID 85153716.
  6. ^ Watsa, Mrinalini; Erkenswick, Gideon A.; Rehg, Jennifer A.; Leite Pitman, Renata (2012-12-01). "Distribution and New Sightings of Goeldi's Monkey (Callimico goeldii) in Amazonian Perú". International Journal of Primatology. 33 (6): 1477–1502. doi:10.1007/s10764-012-9632-1. ISSN 1573-8604. S2CID 9781001.
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  9. ^ Garber, P. A.; Blomquist, G. E.; Anzenberger, G. (2005-02-01). "Kinematic Analysis of Trunk-to-trunk Leaping in Callimico goeldii". International Journal of Primatology. 26 (1): 259 and 61. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-0732-z. ISSN 1573-8604. S2CID 22272919.