Black-tailed marmoset: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-tailed marmoset lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mico melanurus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Callitrichidae

Where does the black-tailed marmoset live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-tailed marmoset in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Aripuanã.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black-tailed marmoset endangered?

The black-tailed marmoset’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-tailed marmoset?

The black-tailed marmoset (Mico melanurus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Callitrichidae, genus Mico. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-tailed marmoset

The black-tailed marmoset (Mico melanurus) is a species of New World monkey from central South America, where it ranges from the south-central Amazon in Brazil, south through the Pantanal and eastern Bolivia, to the Chaco in far northern Paraguay. It is the southernmost member of the genus Mico and the only species where most of its range is outside the Amazon.

The black-tailed marmoset is dark brown with paler foreparts and a black tail. Unlike most of its relatives, it has a striking white or yellow-white stripe that extends down its thigh. Its ears are naked, flesh-colored and stand out from the fur. They reach a size of 18 to 28 cm and weigh from 300 to 400 g.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-tailed marmoset (revision 1356931669), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q16718009 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).