Black-headed marmoset
Species of New World monkey
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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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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| 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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