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Black-headed marmoset
Species of New World monkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The black-headed marmoset (Mico nigriceps) is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. It inhabits humid tropical rainforest, mostly second growth and edge; the distribution is not exactly known but is thought to be Rio dos Marmelos in the north and east, Madeira River in the west and Ji-Paraná River in the south.
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Black-headed marmoset[1][2] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Callitrichidae |
Genus: | Mico |
Species: | M. nigriceps |
Binomial name | |
Mico nigriceps Ferrari & Lopes, 1992 | |
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Black-headed marmoset range |
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