Callithrix chrysoleuca

Gold-and-white marmoset

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Jeremy Phan, Michigan State University
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Dr. Barbara Lundrigan, Michigan State University
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Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
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Phan, J. and B. Lundrigan. 2007. "Callithrix chrysoleuca" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 25, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Callithrix_chrysoleuca.html. 

 

Males and females of Callithrix chrysoleuca are monomorphic. Like many other marmosets and tamarins, gold-and-white marmosets have tufts of fur that set them apart from other primates. The tufts are comprised of long white hair and are located on the ears. Their coat is pale yellow to orange in coloration. The face is pink. In this species, as in other marmosets and tamarins, claws replace nails on most digits, supporting their scansorial mode of locomotion. Gold-and-white marmosets do not have opposable thumbs; this is also true of other marmosets and tamarins, but is unlike most other primates. The body length ranges from 19 to 26 cm, while the tail can reach 30 to 36 cm. Weight is not known for Callithrix chrysoleuca but other members of the subfamily Callitrichinae range from 300 and 450 grams. (Jimenez I and Jiméne, 2004; Kinzey, 1989; Macdonald, 2001; Wilson and Reeder, 2005)

 
References
  • Macdonald, D. 2001. The Encyclopedia of Mammals. London: The Brown Reference Group.
  • Jimenez I, M., M. Jiméne. 2004. "El Tití Dorado y Blanco" (On-line). Accessed March 05, 2007 at http://www.damisela.com/zoo/mam/primates/callitrichidae/chrysoleuca/index.htm .
  • Kinzey, W. 1989. New World Primates. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
  • Wilson, D., D. Reeder. 2005. Mammal Species of the World. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
"Callithrix chrysoleuca". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/2921857". Accessed 20 Mar 2010.