Mico emiliae

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Snethlage’s Marmoset

Mico emiliae

French: Ouistiti de Snethlage / German: Snethlage-Seidenaffchen / Spanish: Titi de Snethlage Other common names: Emilia’s Marmoset

Taxonomy. Hapale emiliae Thomas, 1920,

Maloca, upper Rio Curua, upper Rio Iriri, Rio Xingu, Para State, Brazil.

Considered by P. Hershkovitz to be a dark form of Mico argentatus. Monotypic.

Distribution. Brazilian Amazon, S from the Rio Iriri at least as far as the S (left) margin of the Rio Peixoto de Azevedo (E tributary of the Rio Teles Pires), the S limits are not beyond the headwaters and upper Rio Paraguay (c.14° 30’ S), the upper Rio Teles Pires evidently marks the W limit.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 19-9 cm, tail 30-8 cm; weight unknown. Snethlage’s Marmoset is similar to the Black-tailed Marmoset (M. melanurus), but with a pink, slightly pigmented muzzle and no light thigh stripe. Its shoulder and upper dorsum are silvery gray, darkening to orange-brown on the rump and outer thighs. Hairs of ventral surface are silvery pale gray. The crown has a dark blackish patch, and the brow, cheeks, and chin are whitish. Ears are large, without tufts but with thin scattered brown hairs. Arms and legs are gray- to orange-brown and whiter on the inside. Lower arms and hands and lower legs and feet are blackish brown. The tail is black except for a couple of centimeters basally, which is brownish like the rump.

Habitat. Primary and secondary lowland rainforest.

Food and Feeding. Snethlage’s Marmoset eats small fruits, nectar, gums, and small animal prey.

Breeding. There is no information available for this species.

Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.

Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Data Deficient on The [UCN Red List. Snethlage’s Marmoset is locally common and has a comparatively large geographic distribution. It occurs in the Cristalino State Park (184,900 ha) on the right bank of the Rio Teles Pires, Brazil.

Bibliography. de Avila-Pires (1986), Fialho (2010), Hershkovitz (1977), Martins et al. (1988), Napier (1976), Pimenta & Silva (2005), Rylands et al. (1993, 2009), Thomas (1920).