Black-pencilled Marmoset
Callithrix penicillata
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,690
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) is a species of New World monkey that lives primarily in the Neotropical gallery forests of the Brazilian Central Plateau. It ranges from Bahia to Paraná, and as far inland as Goiás, between 14°S and 25°S, and can commonly be seen in the Rio de Janeiro city where it was introduced. This marmoset typically resides in rainforests, living an arboreal life high in the trees, below the canopy.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-tufted marmoset”.