Common Marmoset
Callithrix jacchus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Callitrichidae
Le Ouistiti commun (Callithrix jacchus) est une espèce de singes du Nouveau Monde de la famille des Cebidae. C'est un primate miniature endémique du Brésil. Dénomination Premier des ouistitis à avoir été décrit, le Ouistiti commun est également appelé Ouistiti à toupet, Ouistiti à toupets blancs, ou encore Ouistiti sagouin.
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), also called white-tufted marmoset or white-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey. It originally lived on the northeastern coast of Brazil, in the states of Piauí, Paraíba, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, and Bahia. Through release (both intentional and unintentional) of captive individuals, it has expanded its range since the 1920s to Southeast Brazil (its first sighting in the wild for Rio de Janeiro was in 1929), where it became an invasive species, raising concerns about genetic pollution of similar species, such as the…
El tití común (Callithrix jacchus) es una especie de primate platirrino de la familia Callitrichidae, endémica de los bosques del oriente de Brasil, especialmente entre el río Paranaíba y el río São Francisco. Descripción Su cuerpo mide entre 18 y 25 cm de longitud y su cola entre 28 y 35 cm. Pesa entre 400 y 450 g.
Distribution
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