Callithrix jacchus Linnaeus 1758 (common marmoset)
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Alternative combinations: Hapale jacchus, Simia jacchus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Callithrix according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Bradley 1904, Linnaeus 1758 and Owen 1853
Sister taxa: Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Callithrix jacchus in the database
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