Brief introduction and morphological characteristics of marmosets-Information-Professional platform for pets, dogs and cats

The Marmoset, also known as the thumb monkey, is the smallest monkey in the world that lives in the forests of the Amazon River Basin in South America. When this monkey grows up, it is only 10-12 cm tall and weighs 80-100 grams. The newborn monkey is about the size of a broad bean and weighs 13 grams. This kind of monkey likes to catch lice to eat, and has a mild temperament, so keeping them has become a hobby of the local Indians.

Marmoset

Chinese name: Marmoset La

Ding Scientific name: Marmoset

Nickname: Thumb monkey

Kingdom: Animalia

Door: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrates

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Eutheria

Order: Primates

Suborder: Simian suborder

Family: Vervetidae

Genus: Pygmy Monkey

Species: Marmoset

Distribution area: Forests in the Amazon Basin of South America

morphological characteristics

There are 3 genera and 35 species in the marmoset family, which are native to central and southern China. Small and lower apes of the Americas, characterized by a small body and a long tail, with a winding tail, a round head, no cheek pouches, and lateral nostrils. When this monkey grows up, it is only 10-12 cm tall and weighs 80-100 grams. The newborn monkey is about the size of a broad bean and weighs 13 grams. All kinds of marmosets are lively, cute, docile but fragile and easy to tame. Marmoset, also known as sack monkey and thumb monkey, is named after the little marmoset can be placed in a pocket or a hand cage. It needs to eat insects frequently, otherwise it will be difficult to survive for a long time.

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