Western pygmy marmoset: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the western pygmy marmoset lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Callithrix pygmaea
Group	Monkeys
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Callitrichidae

Where does the western pygmy marmoset live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the western pygmy marmoset in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

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.

What kind of animal is the western pygmy marmoset?

The western pygmy marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Callitrichidae, genus Callithrix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western pygmy marmoset

The western pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) is a marmoset species, a very small New World monkey found in the northwestern Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the similar eastern pygmy marmoset, which has whitish underparts. Although the western pygmy marmoset occurs further west than the eastern pygmy marmoset, the primary separators of their ranges are the Amazon River (Solimões River) and Marañón River, with the western occurring to the north of them and the eastern to the south.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western pygmy marmoset (revision 1368921480), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q244361 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).