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Callithrix penicillata
The black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata), also known as Mico-estrela in Portuguese, is a species of New World monkey that lives primarily in the Neo-tropical gallery forests of the Brazilian Central Plateau.
This marmoset typically resides in rainforests, living an arboreal life high in the trees, but below the canopy. They are only rarely spotted near the ground.
Spotted on Aug 7, 2010
Submitted on Dec 16, 2011
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Interesting Monkey,,
Welcome to Project Noah ThiagoCaetano! Kindly let us know whether this animal was spotted in the wild or at a zoo. Also, we have a Primate Watch mission which you can join and which would be perfect for this spotting.