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Atlantic Marmosets
Callithrix
Callithrix is a genus of New World monkeys of the family Callitrichidae, the family containing marmosets and tamarins. The genus contains the Atlantic Forest marmosets. The name Callithrix is derived from the Greek words kallos, meaning beautiful, and thrix, meaning hair.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Black-tufted-ear Marmoset
speciesCallithrix penicillata
Common Marmoset
speciesCallithrix jacchus
Common × Black-tufted-ear Marmoset
hybridCallithrix jacchus × penicillata
Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset
speciesCallithrix geoffroyi
Buffy-tufted-ear Marmoset
speciesCallithrix aurita
Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset
speciesCallithrix kuhlii
Buffy-headed Marmoset
speciesCallithrix flaviceps
Callithrix aurita × penicillata
hybridCallithrix aurita × penicillata
Callithrix geoffroyi × penicillata
hybridCallithrix geoffroyi × penicillata
Callithrix flaviceps × geoffroyi
hybridCallithrix flaviceps × geoffroyi
Callithrix aurita × jacchus
hybridCallithrix aurita × jacchus
Callithrix geoffroyi × jacchus × penicillata
hybridCallithrix geoffroyi × jacchus × penicillata
Callithrix aurita × jacchus × penicillata
hybridCallithrix aurita × jacchus × penicillata
Callithrix aurita × flaviceps
hybridCallithrix aurita × flaviceps
Callithrix flaviceps × penicillata
hybridCallithrix flaviceps × penicillata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats
Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.125
New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats
Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.119
New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats
Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.121
New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats
Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.123
New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats
Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.127
New Species of Brazilian Monkeys and Bats
Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826) · 1823 · p.129
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43369.