Callithrix

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<div class="tree_txt_linked"><p></p><p><strong>Species</strong>: <em>C. jacchus</em>, <em>C. humeralifer</em>, <em>C. argentata</em></p><p><strong>Dental Formula</strong>: 2.1.3.2./2.1.3.2.</p><p><strong>Body Mass</strong>: 0.362 (M) - 0.381 (F)</p><p><strong>Distribution</strong>: South of the Amazon and Madeira rivers (Brazil), edge of Bolivia</p><p><strong>Habitats</strong>: dry forests, edge habitats, secondary forest</p><p><strong>Diet</strong>: Fruits, insects and exudates</p><p><strong>Activity patterns</strong>: Diurnal</p><p><strong>Locomotion</strong>: Arboreal quadrupedalism</p><p><strong>Social Systems</strong>: Multi-Male, One Female</p><p><strong>Notables</strong>: Unique dental formula, one molar less then other platyrrhines (and anthropoids)</p><p><strong>eSkeletons Specimen</strong>: <em>Callithrix jacchus</em></p><p><strong>Citations</strong>: Fleagle 1999</p><p></p>
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