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Santarem Marmoset
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Information
Range Brazil, it is found in a very restricted area between the Rio Tapajos and lower Rio Madeira and Rio Roosevelt.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Callitrichidae
Genus Mico
Species Mico humeralifera
Conservation Status
DDSpecies
Data Deficient

The Santarem marmoset (Mico humeralifera), also known as a black and white tassel-ear marmoset, is a species of marmoset endemic to Brazil, it is found in a very restricted area between the Rio Tapajos and lower Rio Madeira and Rio Roosevelt.

It lives in groups of 5 to 15 individuals, feeding and is an omnivorous animal. It lives, mainly, in areas with dense viney vegetation.

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