Goeldi's marmoset

Goeldi's marmoset

Order : Primates
Family : Callitrichidae
Genus : Callimico

Facts about the genus Callimico, the Goeldi's marmoset

(13), and Kay (14) have agreed that Callimico is closer phylogenetically to marmosets and tamarins than to any remaining ceboids. (Full text)

The gestation period for the Goeldi's Marmoset is 145 to 152 days. (Full text)

By the time the infant is ready to be returned to the group, each callimico is familiar with its scents and sounds. (Full text)

Callimico is a cosmopolitan and unitary species, encompassing the various Saguinus ranges. (Full text)

  Sometimes Goeldi’s monkey (Callimico) is placed in its own family, the Callimiconidae. (Full text)