- DISTRIBUTION : East central Brazil
- HABITAT : Can be found in a number of forest habitats. They can also inhabit savanna forests and riverine forests
- BEHAVIOUR AND FOOD HABIT : Live in stable extended families, employ a number of vocal and visual communications. To display fear or submission, marmosets flatten their ear-tufts close to their heads Plant exudates and insects. Common marmosets feed on gum, sap, latex, and resin.
- FOOD SERVED HERE : Minced meat ant-egg boiled egg.
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION :
1. BODY LENGTH- 188 mm in Male 185 mm in Female
2. BODY WEIGHT- 256 g in Male 236 g in Female.
3. BODY COLOUR - The pelage is multicoloured being sprinkled with brown grey and yellow. It also has white ear tufts and the tail is banded. Faces black across nose area skin and have a white blaze on the forehead. - LIFE-SPAN : 10 to 15 years in captivity
- THREAT : No alarming threat at present
- CONSERVATION STATUS : Exotic mammal. IUCN Red List 2016 3.1 Least concern