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Callithrix marcai

Marca's Marmoset (Callithrix marcai)

Callithrix marcai

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Primates
Subordo: Haplorrhini
Infraordo: Simiiformes
Parvordo: Platyrrhini
Familia: Cebidae
Subfamilia: Callithrichinae
Genus: Callithrix
Subgenus: Callithrix (Mico)
Species: Callithrix marcai

Name

Callithrix marcai, Alperin, 1993

Vernacular names
English: Marca’s Marmoset
Português: Sagui-de-Marca

Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai) is a species of marmoset that is endemic to the Amazon near the Aripuanã River in Brazil. It is virtually unknown; in 2008 the IUCN noted that it had never been seen in the wild,[3] though it has been observed since then.[4]

References

^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 132. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ 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 Bahavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. pp. 23–54. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.
^ a b Rylands, A. B. & Silva Jr., J. S. (2008). Mico marcai. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2 January 2009.
^ Davis, B. (2010). Sightings from Amazonian Brazil – Primates and Short-eared Dog.

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