Marmoset
Description
Cailithrix penicillata. A small primate stuffed and mounted on a branch. The branch is then mounted onto a round piece of pumice. It has roan coloured fur giving it a striping appearance. There are long black tuffs out its ears giving it its common name of black-tuff marmoset.
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It
is
a
new
world
monkey
from
Neo-tropical
forest
on
the
Brazilian
Central
Plateau.
They
are
typically
tree
dwelling
rarely
seen
on
the
ground.
Their
diet
consist
of
tree
sap
which
they
get
by
nibbling
bark.
The
will
eat
insects
and
fruits
in
dry
periods.
Marmosets
are
important
as
seed
dispersers
for
many
tree
species.
Accession number
A100.857
Collection type
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