Callithrix Erxleben 1777 (monkey)
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Synonyms: Hapale Illiger 1811, Sagoinus Kerr 1792
Parent taxon: Callitrichinae according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006
See also Allen 1895, Hershkovitz 1974, Illiger 1811 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Callimico, Cebuella, Jacchus, Lagonimiconini, Leontopithecus, Mico, Micodon, Patasola, Saguinus
Subtaxa: Callithrix aurita Callithrix flaviceps Callithrix geoffroyi Callithrix jacchus Callithrix kuhlii Callithrix penicillata
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Callithrix in the database
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