Marca's marmoset
Species of New World monkey
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The Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai) is a species of marmoset that is endemic to the Amazon, in the Aripuanã-Manicoré interfluvium in Brazil.[5] Its body is light grey, with orange legs, a black tail, a pinkish face, and naked ears. It is about 9 inches (23 cm) long, excluding the tail, and it has a 15-inch (38 cm) long tail. It weighs about 12 ounces (340 g).
| Marca's marmoset[1][2] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Mico |
| Species: | M. marcai |
| Binomial name | |
| Mico marcai Alperin, 1993 | |
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| Marca's marmoset range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mico manicorensis van Roosmalen et al., 2000[4] | |
It was previously thought to be virtually unknown; in 2008 the IUCN noted that it had never been seen in the wild,[3] though it has been observed since then.[6][7] However, later studies found the Manicore marmoset (Mico manicorensis), discovered in the Campos Amazônicos National Park in 2000, to be conspecific with M. marcai, and thus both were synonymized.[5][3]
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