Marca's Marmoset

Marca's MarmosetThis small monkey has a white forehead patch, a reddish-brown back, and a dark tail. Small groups were recorded at a field site in Brazil.What does it look like?Its face is dark, with sparse pale hairs around the nostrils. The crown is dark brown with a white forehead patch; the back is reddish brown, the thighs ochre, and the tail dark.How does it live?This small monkey has a white forehead patch, a reddish-brown back, and a dark tail. Small groups were recorded at a field site in Brazil.In a field survey from 2012 to 2014, observed groups ranged from one to eleven animals and averaged about four. Species-specific behavioral information is limited, so this entry reports only the group observations.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.