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Marmosets[1]
Common Marmoset(Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus)
Common Marmoset
(Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae
Subfamily: Callitrichinae
Genus: Callithrix
Erxleben, 1777
Type species
Simia jacchus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

18 species, see text

Marmosets are New World monkeys of the genus Callithrix, which contains 18 species. Common Marmoset ( Callithrix (Callithrix jacchus) is a New World monkey. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands A primate is a member of the biological order Primates ( Latin: "prime first rank" the group that contains Lemurs the Aye-aye The Cebidae form one of the four families of New World monkeys now recognised The Callitrichinae (synonym Hapalinae are a subfamily within the family Cebidae, one of the four families of New World monkeys. Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben was a German naturalist from Quedlinburg. In biology a type is that which fixes a name to a Taxon. Depending on the nomenclature code which is applied to the organism in question a type may be a specimen Common Marmoset ( Callithrix (Callithrix jacchus) is a New World monkey. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The New World monkeys are the four families of Primates that are found in Central and South America: Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae The term marmoset is also used in reference to the Goeldi's Marmoset, Callimico goeldii, which is not part of the genus Callithrix and is not discussed in this article. Goeldi's Marmoset or Goeldi's Monkey ( Callimico goeldii) is a small South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon

Most marmosets are about 20 cm long. Relative to other monkeys, they show some apparently primitive features: they have claws rather than nails, and tactile hairs on their wrists. A monkey is any member of either the New World monkeys or Old World monkeys two of the three groupings of Simian Primates the third group being A claw is a curved pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most Mammals, Birds, and some Reptiles. A nail is a horn -like structure at the end of an animal's Finger or Toe. They lack wisdom teeth, and their brain layout seems to be relatively primitive. The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain Their body temperature is unusually variable, changing by up to 4 degrees Celsius (7 degrees Fahrenheit) in a day. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724

Marmosets are highly active, living in the upper canopy of forest trees, and feeding on insects, fruit and leaves. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. They have long lower incisors, which allow them to chew holes in tree trunks and branches to harvest the gum inside; some species are specialised feeders on gum. Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut" are the first kind of Tooth in Heterodont Mammals They are located in the Premaxilla

Marmosets live in family groups of 3 to 15, consisting of one to two breeding females, an unrelated male, their offspring and occasionally extended family members and unrelated individuals. Their mating systems are highly variable and can include monogamy, polygyny and occasionally polyandry. Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a Relationship, thus forming a Couple. Polygyny (which comes from neo- Greek: πολύ poly "many" + γυνή gyny "woman" is a specific form of Polygamy, In Social anthropology and Sociobiology, polyandry ( Greek: poly - many andros - man refers to a form of polygamous In most species, fraternal twins are usually born, but triplets are not unknown. Like other callitrichines, marmosets are characterized by a high degree of cooperative care of the young and some food sharing and tolerated theft. The Callitrichinae (synonym Hapalinae are a subfamily within the family Cebidae, one of the four families of New World monkeys. Adult males, females other than the mother, and older offspring participate in carrying infants. Most groups scent mark and defend the edges of their ranges, but it is unclear if they are truly territorial, as group home ranges greatly overlap.

The monkey is mentioned in Shakespeare's Tempest, when Caliban says he will instruct his new master Stephano "how to snare the nimble marmoset" [for eating], on the no-man island where the play takes place (Act 2, Scene 2). William Shakespeare ( baptised The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him although

According to recent research, marmosets exhibit germline chimerism, which is not known to occur in nature in any other primate. In Zoology, a chimera is an animal that has two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated in different Zygotes if the A primate is a member of the biological order Primates ( Latin: "prime first rank" the group that contains Lemurs the Aye-aye [2]

Species list

References

  1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Common Marmoset ( Callithrix (Callithrix jacchus) is a New World monkey. The Black-tufted Marmoset ( Callithrix (Callithrix penicillata) also known as the Black-pencilled Marmoset and Mico-estrela in Portuguese Wied's Marmoset ( Callithrix (Callithrix kuhlii) also known as Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and The White-headed Marmoset ( Callithrix geoffroyi) also known as the Tufted-ear Marmoset or Geoffrey's Marmoset, is a Marmoset endemic The Buffy-headed Marmoset ( Callithrix flaviceps) is a Marmoset endemic to Brazil. The Buffy-tufted Marmoset ( Callithrix (Callithrix aurita) also known as the Buffy Tufted-ear Marmoset or White-eared Marmoset, is a New World The Rio Acari Marmoset, Callithrix acariensis, is a Marmoset Species endemic to Brazil. The Manicore Marmoset ( Callithrix manicorensis) is a Marmoset Species endemic to Brazil. The Silvery Marmoset ( Callithrix argentata) is a New World monkey that lives in Brazil, south and east of the Amazon basin. The White Marmoset ( Callithrix (Mico leucippe) or Golden-white Bare-ear Marmoset, is a Marmoset Species endemic to Brazil. Emilia's Marmoset ( Callithrix (Mico emiliae) also known as Snethlage's Marmoset, is a Marmoset endemic to Brazil. The Black-headed Marmoset ( Callithrix (Mico nigriceps) is a Marmoset Species endemic to Brazil. Marca's Marmoset ( Callithrix (Mico marcai) is a Marmoset Species endemic to Brazil. The Black-tailed Marmoset ( Callithrix (Mico melanura) is a New World monkey that lives in Brazil, south and east of the Amazon basin. The Santarem Marmoset ( Callithrix humeralifera) also known as a Black And White Tassel-ear Marmoset is a Marmoset endemic to Brazil. The Maués Marmoset ( Callithrix (Mico mauesi) is a Marmoset endemic to Brazil. The Gold-and-white Marmoset, Callithrix chrysoleuca, is a Marmoset Species endemic to Brazil. Hershkovitz's Marmoset ( Callithrix (Mico intermedia) also known as the Aripuanã Marmoset is a Marmoset Species endemic to Brazil The Satéré Marmoset ( Callithrix (Mico saterei) is a Marmoset Species endemic to Brazil Roosmalens' Dwarf Marmoset ( Callithrix (Callibella humilis) also known as the Black-crowned Dwarf Marmoset, is a small New World monkey native to The Pygmy Marmoset ( Callithrix (Cebuella pygmaea) is a Monkey native to the Rainforest canopies of western Brazil, southeastern Colin Groves is Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. in Wilson, D. E. , and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 129-133. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.  
  2. ^ Ross, C. N. , French, J. A. , and Ortí, G. (2007). "Germ-line chimerism and paternal care in marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii)". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104: 6278. doi:10.1073/pnas.0607426104. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.  

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Dictionary

marmoset

-noun

  1. A small Central and South American monkey (genus Callithrix), with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout.
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