Manicore marmoset

Manicore marmoset[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Callitrichidae
Genus:	Mico
Species:	M. manicorensis
Binomial name
Mico manicorensis van Roosmaalen et al., 2000
Manicore Marmoset range

The Manicore marmoset (Mico manicorensis) is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. It was discovered less than 200 miles (320 km) from Manaus, near the Madeira River. Its body is light grey, with orange legs, a black tail, a pinkish face, and naked ears. It is about 9 inches (23 cm) long, excluding the tail, and it has a 15-inch (38 cm) long tail. It weighs about 12 ounces (340 g).

References

1. Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 131–132. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
2. Rylands AB and Mittermeier RA (2009). "The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini)". In Garber PA, Estrada A, Bicca-Marques JC, Heymann EW, Strier KB. South American Primates: Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. pp. 23–54. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.

External links

• Infonatura
• http://www.theshadowlands.net/newmonkey.txt