Nama Saintifik
Callithrix jacchus
Tinggi
Male: 188 mm Female: 185 mm
Berat
Male: 256 grams Female: 266 grams
Jangka Hayat
12 - 16 years
Jumlah
N/A
Nama Samaran
N/A
Marmoset
Maklumat
The common marmoset is a very small monkey with a long tail. Both males and females are nearly the same size, with males being slightly larger than females.
Baby marmosets have fur that is brown and yellow.
Marmosets have long incisors that they use to chew holes in trees, where they obtain sap, resin, and latex as part of their diet.
Tabiat Pemakanan
Marmosets are omnivores, eating both plants and animals. Their diet primarily consists of tree sap, gum, latex, and resin. Additionally, they also consume insects, spiders, fruits, flowers, nectar, and occasionally small vertebrates and bird eggs.
Habitat
Marmosets are small monkeys that live in trees in South America, particularly in Brazil. They prefer forest habitats with plenty of trees and typically inhabit the forest canopy.
They can live in various types of forests, including tropical rainforests, scrub forests, bamboo forests, evergreen forests, mountain forests, as well as savanna and river forests.
Fakta Menarik !
- The common marmoset is among the smallest monkeys in the world, allowing them to move quickly among trees and the forest canopy.
- They live in small groups and are active during the day, often seen moving swiftly from tree to tree.